Sketch of a figure of the Virgin with the sleeping Child
First third of the XVII century.Not on display
In this sketch depicting the Virgin with Child, the vulnerable position that the Child assumes while sleeping directly recalls the painting in the Museo del Prado. This must have been an initial idea for the canvas even though it was still ambiguous.
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.39