Two Child Angels holding a Shaft

Late XVII century. Black chalk, Red chalk, Pencil on laid paper.
Not on display

It is a preparatory work for a glory background. It may be prepared for accompanying the figure of a holy bishop. The feathering recalls other drawings by his hand and the sketches of the children already show signs of Palomino’s influence.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Madrid, Museo del Prado, 1972, p.87

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Inventory number: D000123
Author: Juan Conchillos y Falcó
Title: Two Child Angels holding a Shaft
Date: Late XVII century
Technique: Black chalk; Red chalk; Pencil
Support: Laid paper
Dimension: Height: 160 mm; Width: 190 mm
Provenance: Bequest of Pedro Fernández Durán y Bernaldo de Quirós, 1931
Entry date: 1931

Bibliography +

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Catálogo de Dibujos. Vol. I. Dibujos españoles siglos XV-XVII, Museo del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 87.

Angulo Íñiguez, Diego, A corpus of spanish drawings. IV Valencia (1600-1700), Harvey Miller, Londres, 1988, pp. nº23 pg.22.

Marco García, Victor, Dibujos de Juan Conchillos Falcó (1641-1711). Catálogo razonado, Centro de Estudios Europa Hispánica-Instituto Ceán Bermúdez, Madrid, 2026, pp. 365 R7.