The Attributes of the Virgin

after 1780

Not on view

The print is one of a pair that is based on oil studies for frescoes in the apse over the presbytery of the Queen's Oratorio int he Palace at Aranjuez by the artist's brother Francisco from around 1778. The prints show the clear influence of Tiepolo, but the lightness of the technique is also remarkably close to Goya's early etchings from slightly earlier.

See José L. Morales y Marín, Francisco Bayeu, vida y obra, Zaragoza, 1995, no. 132; Mark McDonald, Renaissance to Goya: Prints and Drawings from Spain, London 2010, p. 214; Elena Páez Ríos, Repertorio de grabados españoles en la Biblioteca Nacional, 3 vols. Madrid, 1981-83, no. 230-14; Jesusa Vega, Museo del Prado. Catálogo de estampas, Madrid, 1992, no. 34.

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Title: The Attributes of the Virgin
Artist: Ramón Bayeu y Subías (Spanish, Zaragoza 1744–1793 Aranjuez)
Artist: After Francisco Bayeu y Subías (Spanish, 1734–1795)
Date: after 1780
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 11 7/16 × 3 7/8 in. (29.1 × 9.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2019
Object Number: 2019.561
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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