The Virgin
1784 - 1788. White chalk, Black chalk on green paper.Not on display
This is a preparatory drawing for the main figure in the upper central part of the Sacred Heart Altarpiece in the Parish Church of Pedrola in Zaragoza. A preparatory sketch is kept in the Duchess of Villahermosa Collection. Several preparatory drawings and an engraving of the altarpiece by Manuel Salvador Carmona (G002727) are related and kept in the museum. The figure is depicted kneeling on a cloud pointing upwards with her right arm in front of her body. The study of the clothing is very thorough, but the body parts are barely sketched.
Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.90