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Angel with Trumpet

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black, brown and red ochre tones. Contour lines, winding, with touches smoky red ochre. monumental and sculptural in character and bulky rounded shapes. Robust figure representation of naked angel, whose formal treatment reminiscent of the "putti". Occupying almost the entire area of ​​support, Angel 3/4 on the left, with knees bent and back legs suggesting motion flight. Has gently suggested hair, round face with no facial features represented in addition to the outlined eyes. Arms stretched in front of the body, hands holding trumpet being blown. On the left wing represented, on the right wing suggested. In the upper on the left corner of the composition, bird outline. Background in brown tone with squares.

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  • Title: Angel with Trumpet
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w138 x h94cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:angel
  • Technique: lead pencil , sanguine pigment
  • Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1138
  • Notes: Tracing made with lead pencil and perfurated to transfer image to wall; regular, red ocher pigment stains applied with blotter.
  • Inscription: Numbering at bottom edge
  • Function: Cartoon for the mural painting “Divine Shepherdess” [FCO 1013]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2187
Projeto Portinari

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