The Virgin as a Shepherdess
Second half of the XVIII century. Grey-brown wash, Pencil on laid paper.Not on display
This is a preparatory drawing for an engraving. It depicts the Virgin as a Shepherdess sitting and holding the Christ Child, who is playing with some lambs. A kneeling Franciscan saint offers her a basket of fruit. Two child angels crown her, and in the background on the left, Saint Michael fights the infernal dragon.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.158
