Francisco de Goya

Angels of the north-eastern vault (sketch)

Clasificación
Angels of the north-eastern vault (sketch)
Datos Generales
Cronología
1798
Ubicación
Private collection
Dimensiones
38 x 13.6 cm
Técnica y soporte
Oil on canvas
Reconocimiento de la autoría de Goya
Attributed work
Titular
Private collection
Ficha: realización/revisión
18 Oct 2010 / 13 Jun 2023
Inventario
-
Historia

It is not known whether this is a sketch Goya made for one of the angels or a small-scale copy of the fresco.

Little is known of its provenance, except that its last known location is he David Weill collection in Paris.

Análisis artístico

This sketch is a clear reflection of the final piece.

It shows one of the female angels located in the north-eastern vault, in the arm of the transept on the gospel side of the church. It shows the figure located on one of the far sides of the vault who is gazing upwards.

The sketch is executed with swift marks to denote the staining of light and shade in the fresco itself.

The setting is a yellow ground executed with violent brushstrokes reminiscent of the curtains in the original painting, decorated with yellow damask and the royal coat of arms.

Above the angel is a sketched putto whose arms are buried in the curtains in the background.

Exposiciones
  • Goya. Gemälde Zeichnungen. Graphik. Tapisserien
    Kunsthalle Basel
    Basle
    1953
    from January 23th to April 12th 1953
Bibliografía
  • GASSIER, Pierre y WILSON, Juliet
    Vie et ouvre de Francisco de Goya
    ParísOffice du livre
    1970
    pp. 193, cat. 726
  • GUDIOL RICART, José
    BarcelonaPolígrafa
    1970
    vol. I, p. 301, cat. 386
  • PITA ANDRADE, José Manuel (coord.)
    San Antonio de la Florida y Goya. La restauración de los frescos
    MadridPatrimonio Nacional, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando y Ayuntamiento de Madrid
    2008
    p. 98
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