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Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem, Eighth Station of the Via Crucis

Candido Portinari1953

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow, red, ochre, earthy, blue, black, orange, gray, green and white. Smooth and rough texture. Representation of Jesus, soldier and two women against plain background. In the foreground, on the right, Jesus on the left profile, full body, carrying cross resting on his on the right shoulder. Have long hair falling on the shoulders, crown of thorns around his head, face blue, with suggested beard, as well as the hands and feet. wears long robe in various shades. Cross in shades of ochre, earthy and red. On the left, two women, one after another, from the front, full body, kneeling, no defined facial features. Face and arms in shades of blue, hands on their faces. They wear clothes in dark colors, half sleeve and long skirts. Women are kneeling on rectangle in rose shades that stands out from the rest of the floor is playing in red earthy tone. In the background, on the left of center, full-length soldier, from the front, slightly tilted to the left. It has face graycale, on the left cheek represented without facial features, on the right cheek with eye, nose and mouth outlined, arms graycale raised and stretched diagonally to the right. On the right hand holds something like a whip. wears red helmet, vest skirt and short-sleeved shirt. Has legs apart looking to the left represented in blue. Yellow background, with quadrangular forms suggesting shadow around people.

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  • Title: Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem, Eighth Station of the Via Crucis
  • Creator Lifespan: 1903-12-29 - 1962-12-06
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Creator Birth Place: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brazil
  • Date: 1953
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w50 x h61cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Stations of the Cross, religious:Jesus, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2793
  • Inscription: Inscription on reverse of support "8”
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the Church of Lord Jesus of the Cane, Batatais, SP.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3226
Projeto Portinari

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