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The Last Supper

Candido Portinari1940

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, earthy, ochre, red, blue, white and orange. Thick texture. It depicts the Last Supper of Jesus with his apostles, seeing Twelve people sitting around a large table, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition. In the center, slightly diagonally and perspective to the bottom, large rectangular table, seeing scattered about her various dishes, fruit, glasses, cutlery, a plate with fish and a cross at the head that is on the edge of the bottom edge of the support . At the bottom, on the opposite head, seated two figures: on the left front Jesus with long beard and on the left arm bent with open hand, and the on the right figure with the head tilted to the left. To the left of the composition, from front to back, five men, three of which have elderly people with beards and two younger, all profile sitting on the right with slightly turned face forward. The first figure holds a cup in his on the right hand and the second arm has a on the right hand up to the height of the mouth. To the right of the composition, from front to back, five men, all elderly and with beards, sitting in profile to the left with slightly turned faces forward, seeing it the first on the right arm resting on the table. The faces of all figures are brightly lit, as well as the center of the table. The scene takes place indoors with dark walls, and the bottom, both on the left and on the right, one sees the suggestion of two female figures who would be standing in front; behind these figures suggest two clear areas surrounding a door or window open.

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  • Title: The Last Supper
  • 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: 1940
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w80 x h63cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:The Last Supper, religious:Jesus, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 1940"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 998
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1151
Projeto Portinari

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