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20-05-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

The Virgin

1790. White chalk, Pencil on green paper.
Not on display

This preparatory drawing was made for the main figure in the upper part of the central register of the canvas Assumption of the Virgin, located on the main altarpiece in the Parish Church of Valdemoro in Madrid. A preparatory sketch is kept in the Museo Camón Aznar in Zaragoza. The Museo del Prado has several related preparatory drawings. The figure is depicted full-length with outstretched arms. The study of the garment is very thorough, but the figure is barely sketched.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.99

Technical data

Imagen del carrusel
Imagen del carrusel

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Inventory number
D000381
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
The Virgin
Date
1790
Technique
White chalk; Pencil
Support
Green paper
Dimension
Height: 484 mm; Width: 298 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el Retablo Mayor de la Asunción de la Virgen, de la Parroquia de Valdemoro, Madrid
Provenance
Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 143, nº 317.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 99.

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. 156.

Inscriptions +

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

DIRECCION DEL MUSEO NACIONAL DE PINTURAS
Ink stamp of Museo Nacional de Pinturas. Front, upper central area

No 137.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

156
Printmaking. Lower right corner, Front, Secondary support

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

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