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02-06-2026
Francisco Bayeu

Zaragoza, 1734 - Madrid, 1795

Francisco Bayeu See author's file

Veiled Figure

1777. White chalk, Red chalk on dark toned paper.
Not on display

This is a preparatory drawing for the figure in the upper right part of the fresco of the Martyrdom of Saint Eugene in the cloister of Toledo Cathedral. Two preparatory sketches for the fresco are extant: one in Toledo Cathedral and the other in the Royo Sinués Collection in Zaragoza (the latter is reproduced in the Catalogue of the Bayeu Exhibition in Zaragoza in 1964). The figure is depicted in profile and veiled. The study of the clothing is very thorough, whereas the figure is barely sketched.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, p.60

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Inventory number
D000418
Author
Francisco Bayeu
Title
Veiled Figure
Date
1777
Technique
White chalk; Red chalk
Support
Dark toned paper
Dimension
Width: 272 mm; Height: 430 mm
Series
Serie de preparatorios para el fresco del Martirio de San Eugenio del Claustro de la Catedral de Toledo
Provenance
Royal Collection
Entry date
1839

Bibliography +

Gassier, Pierre y Wilson-Bareau, Juliet, Vie et oeuvre de Francisco de Goya: l`oeuvre complet illustré: peintures, dessins, gravures, Office du Livre, Fribourg, 1970, pp. 266, n. 971.

Arnáez, Rocío, Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu en el Museo del Prado, Archivo español de arte, 178, 1972, pp. 125, nº 15.

Arnáez, Rocío, Catálogo de Dibujos II. Dibujos españoles siglo XVIII. A-B, Madrid, 1975, pp. 60.

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. 345.

Inscriptions +

[DIRECCIÓN DEL M... + escudo] (Sello: Dirección del Museo Nacional de Pinturas)
Printmaking. Front, central right area

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

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

Exhibitions +

Dibujos de Francisco Bayeu
Zaragoza
17.11.1995 - 13.12.1995

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

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