Murillo’s preserved drawings allow us to say that he was an excellent draftsman. The fact that he took the art of drawing with all seriousness is also confirmed by the fact that in his famous self-portrait he included not only the painter’s tools, but also the tools of a graphic artist.
Apparently, Murillo began to work on each of his canvases precisely from a preparatory drawing, where he worked through the poses of the characters, thought through the arrangement of details, “collected” the elements of the composition into a single whole. The works of “Saint Joseph with the Sleeping Infant Christ”, “Saint Francis Embracing Christ” and “Little John the Baptist with the Lamb” belong to this kind of drawings.
Related Paintings 
Saint François embrassant le Christ – Bartolome Esteban Murillo 
Madonna and Child by Bartholomew-Esteban Murillo 
Vision of St. Francis by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo 
Death of Saint Clara by Bartolome Esteban Murillo 
St. Augustine Washing the Feet of Christ by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo 
Saint Augustin lavant les pieds du Christ – Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo 
Sleeping Baby Christ with Angels by Bartolome Esteban Murillo 
Mary with the Child, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint and Donator by Vincenzo Catena
Saint François embrassant le Christ – Bartolome Esteban Murillo Madonna and Child by Bartholomew-Esteban Murillo Vision of St. Francis by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo Death of Saint Clara by Bartolome Esteban Murillo St. Augustine Washing the Feet of Christ by Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo Saint Augustin lavant les pieds du Christ – Bartolomeo Esteban Murillo Sleeping Baby Christ with Angels by Bartolome Esteban Murillo Mary with the Child, Saint Francis of Assisi, Saint and Donator by Vincenzo Catena