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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

The Triumph of the Lamb of God

Ca. 1778. Oil on canvas.
Room 086

This is a sketch for the vault above the high altar in the chapel of Aranjuez palace. God the Father is enthroned and embraces the Mystic Lamb, while angels spread the apocalyptic message inscribed on parchment: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honour and glory and blessing” (Apocalypse 5, 12).

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Inventory number
P000601
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
The Triumph of the Lamb of God
Date
Ca. 1778
Technique
Oil
Support
Canvas
Dimension
Height: 48 cm; Width: 58 cm
Series
Serie de bocetos preparatorios para frescos de la Capilla Pública del Palacio Real de Aranjuez
Provenance
Royal Collection (testamentaría del pintor 1795; acquired from Carlos Luis Peñarredonda, 1843)
Entry date
1843

Bibliography +

Lozoya, Juan de Contreras y López de Ayala, Marqués de, Historia del arte hispánico, V, Salvat, Barcelona, 1949, pp. 79.

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972.

Morales y Marin, Jose Luis, Los Bayeu, Caja de Ahorros de Zaragoza: Ara, Zaragoza, 1979, pp. nº118.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de las pinturas, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1985, pp. 37-38.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo del Prado. Inventario general de pinturas (I) La Colección Real, Museo del Prado, Espasa Calpe, Madrid, 1990, pp. nº2751.

Morales y Marín, José Luis, Francisco Bayeu. Vida y obra, Ediciones Moncayo, Zaragoza, 1995, pp. 102.

Francisco Bayeu: 1734-1795 : exposición Zaragoza, 18 abril-1, Museo e Instituto de Humanidades "Camón Aznar", Zaragoza, 1996, pp. 172.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, 1857. Núm. 2751.
Desde el numero siguiente 2748 al 2762, ambos inclusives fueron comprados por S. M. à D. Julian Maria Piñera, en virtud de orden de 1.º de Setiembre de 1842, habiendose abonado por ellos la cantidad de 10.000 rs. von. [...] 2751 / Ydm. [Bayeu] / Boceto de una pechina. / Alto 1 pie, 6 pulg; ancho 2 pies.

Catálogo Museo del Prado, 1872-1907. Núm. 649.

Inscriptions +

2751.
Inscribed in red color. Front, lower left area

Dignus est Agnus qui oc[cisus e]st / virtutem, et divinitatem, et sapientiam, [fortitu]dinem, / [et] honorum, et gloriam, et benedictum. Reproduce el Salmo 71.1
Inscribed in black. Front, Lower right area

Exhibitions +

Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
18.04.1996 - 19.05.1996

Location +

Room 086 (On Display)

Expuesto
Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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