Two Figures of Moors

1779. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for two figures in close proximity within the centre-left register that were intended for the background of the fresco Miracle or Accusation of Saint Casilda that is located in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. One preparatory sketch is in Toledo Cathedral and another in the Ena Collection in Zaragoza. The Museo del Prado holds other related drawings for the same fresco. The two figures are depicted standing: one of them nearly faces forwards with his head in profile to the left of the drawing, and the other has his back turned. It is a very thorough study.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.73

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Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo

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Inventory number: D000379
Author: Francisco Bayeu
Title: Two Figures of Moors
Date: 1779
Technique: White chalk; Red chalk
Support: Dark toned paper
Dimension: Width: 456 mm; Height: 300 mm
Series: Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Milagro de Santa Casilda del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance: Royal Collection
Entry date: 1839

Bibliography +

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 130, nº 46.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos. II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 73.

Other inventories +

Inv. cuadros, estampas y dibujos del Estudio Vicente López, 1839. Núm. s/nº.
Cuarenta y cinco figuras dibujadas por Bayeu

Inv. Real Museo, Sección Dibujos, 1857. Núm. 136.
136. Noventa y seis idem idem de idem [dibujos sueltos de estudios] / de figuras, de varios tamaños del / mismo [Bayeu] en muy mal estado.

Inv. Dibujos, Fondo Antiguo. Núm. 304.

Inscriptions +

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

[...TURAS + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas, dos veces y en los dos ángulos inferiores)
Printmaking. Front, lower right corner

Nº 136.
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, upper central area

Claustro de[la Catedral de Toledo] (el dibujo está recortado)
Inscribed in pen and ink. Front, lower left area

3
Inscribed. Front, upper central area

Update date: 02-06-2026 | Registry created on 28-04-2015