Apostles (?)

First third of the XVII century.
Not on display

This drawing depicts two apostles: one is in profile to the left with his hands together and his head somewhat raised; the other appears with his back turned.

Judging by the attitude and character of the figures, this work must have been a preparatory drawing for a canvas of the Assumption of the Virgin or the Ascension of the Lord, or it may have also been for a Holy Supper. Despite its modern attribution to Cano, its style is very characteristic of Cajés.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos T. I. Dibujos españoles, siglos XV-XVII / por A. E. Pérez Sánchez, Madrid, Museo Nacional del Prado, 1972, p.41

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Inventory number: D000029
Author: Cajés, Eugenio
Title: Apostles (?)
Date: First third of the XVII century
Dimension: Height: 250 mm; Width: 185 mm
Provenance: Royal Collection

Bibliography +

Sánchez Cantón, Francisco Javier, Dibujos españoles, V, Hauser y Menet, Madrid, 1930, pp. 372.

Museo Nacional del Prado, Catálogo de dibujos T. I. Dibujos españoles, siglos XV-XVII / por A. E. Pérez Sánchez, Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, 1972, pp. 41.

Angulo Íñiguez, Diego & Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., A corpus of Spanish drawings II. Madrid, 1600-1650, II, Harvey Miller, Londres, 1975, pp. nº74.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., El dibujo español de los siglos de oro, Dirección General del Patrimonio, Madrid, 1980, pp. nº17.

Pérez Sánchez, Alfonso E., Dessins espagnols : maîtres des XVIe et XVIIe siècles, Reunion des Musées Nationaux, París, 1991, pp. 80.