The Lady of Sorrows
Late XVII century. Black chalk, Red chalk on dark yellow paper.Not on display
The Lady of Sorrows is depicted at more than half-length, with her hands crossed on her chest and a large sword on it. Her head is bowed, and her eyes are half-closed.
It shares similarities that vary slightly with the corresponding canvas in the chapel devoted to the Blessed María Josefa of Santísimo Sacramento in Azcoitia, which is attributed with certainty to Palomino.
Its extraordinary accuracy may lead the viewer to think that it was more of a copy, but other drawings by Palomino executed with an identical technique still exist, including those kept by the Count of Alcubierre.
Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.176
