This is a preparatory drawing for the child carrying a square to the figure of Astronomy, in the centre-right part of the fresco Apollo Protecting the Sciences and the Arts in the Library of the Royal Palace in Madrid. This drawing is made up of two studies: one for the figure of the child, naked and in profile, and the other a detailed study of the head of the child. The study of the head is very
This is a preparatory drawing for the main figure in the centre-left part of the fresco Apollo Protecting the Sciences and the Arts in the Library of the Royal Palace in Madrid. The figure is depicted in the act of flying with his arms stretched out: the right upwards, in which he is holding something – in the fresco, it is a laurel wreath – and the left, downwards. This is a study of a nude for w
This is a preparatory drawing for the corresponding figure in the centre-right part of the fresco Apollo Protecting the Sciences and the Arts in the Library of the Royal Palace in Madrid. This is a study of a female head with her hair tied up. She is depicted frontally, looking upwards.