The Virgin and Child, Saint Teresa of Jesus and other Saints
Ca. 1660. Pencil, Grey-brown wash, Red chalk on laid paper.Not on display
This drawing depicts Saint Teresa kneeling at the feet of the Virgin, who receives a bouquet of flowers from her hand while the child places his left hand on the head of the Saint. Behind the Virgin is a group of Carmelite saints. A group of Carmelite friars appears just behind Saint Teresa. The first of them, who is kneeling, is likely Saint John of the Cross.
It is a preliminary drawing with some variants, the main one being the substitution of the saints for angels. It was made in preparation for the painting that was in the church of San José in Madrid, before 1936, signed and dated 1660. The drawing must be from this date.
Museo Nacional del Prado, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1972, p.45
