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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

The Virgin

1775. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the main figure of the cupola interior of the Regina Santorum Omnium before the Holy Chapel and its Coreto in the Basilica of the Pilar in Zaragoza. The Museo Diocesano in Zaragoza keeps the sketch for the fresco. The study is intended for the figure of the Virgin, who is depicted seated on a cloud, facing the front and with open arms. Her head is barely sketched, the study of the clothing is very thorough.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.55

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Inventory number
D000416
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
The Virgin
Date
1775
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Height: 270 mm; Width: 450 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco de la bóveda Regina Santorum Omnium de la Basílica del Pilar de Zaragoza
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 133, nº 65.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 55.

Morales y Marín, José Luis, Francisco Bayeu. Vida y obra, Ediciones Moncayo, Zaragoza, 1995, pp. 149, nº 120.

Francisco Bayeu: 1734-1795 : exposición Zaragoza, 18 abril-1, Museo e Instituto de Humanidades "Camón Aznar", Zaragoza, 1996, pp. 158, nº 19.

Other inventories +

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 137.
137. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios], / de paños y ropas de diferentes ta- / maños y formas del mismo [Bayeu], en / idem, idem, idem [muy mal estado].

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 344.

Inscriptions +

[...EO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, upper central area

122 [?]
Inscribed. Back, lower right corner

Nº 137
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper left corner

MP [Anagrama con las iniciales dentro de un escudo]
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

Exhibitions +

Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
18.04.1996 - 19.05.1996

Update date: 20-05-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015

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