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The Last Supper

Candido Portinari1960

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, ochre, earthy, yellow, green, white and black. Texture unidentified. It depicts the Last Supper of Jesus with the twelve apostles, against geometrized background. Figures and objects merge with the background. Large rectangular table, which occupies the entire width of the support, is looking over her bread, jug and mugs and around the group of apostles and Jesus in the center. The three front figures are seated on benches. In the foreground on the left, two men sitting back, facing the table, with their faces turned to the right; the first with dark clothing and the second with light clothing. To the right of center, two pitchers, probably of clay. On the right Judas sitting in profile to the left, represented facial features, on the left hand on the table, light clothing and seems to carry a small bag in tow, on the right. On the left, in the background, four apostles group, being on the side of the table, his back. The other three, behind the desk, are facing, the first with his head slightly to the right, the middle and the third is facing to the left, all have defined facial features and beard. In the center of the table, facing Jesus, with the open on the right hand forward and on the left open slightly up. It has long face, long straight hair, big eyes open, long nose, lips closed and beard. To his on the left, St. John with his head forward, stretched to the side of Jesus. He has suggested facial features and his on the left hand rests on the table. On the right group of four apostles front. From the left to the right, the first is to head to the right and the other three turned to the left. All have represented facial features, the first with his on the left arm on the table and the last one with her hand over her mouth.

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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: 1960
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • 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 at bottom left "PORTINARI 960"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4405
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4680
Projeto Portinari

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