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Birth of Jesus
Candido Portinari1931
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Predominance of contour lines and some shaded. In the center of the composition, the Madonna with Baby Jesus in her lap. The saint is crouched on a kind of cloth lying on the ground, facing, head turned to the left. The baby Jesus is lying with his head circumvented by halo, turned to the left. At the upper right corner, head of a donkey profile to the left. To the left of the composition, sketch of a church, two palm trees and hills.
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Details
- Title: Birth of Jesus
- 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: 1931
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w23 x h16cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: religious:religious scenes:Birth of Jesus, religious:Jesus:Boy, religious:Our Lady, Nature:Animals:donkey, human figure:child:boy, human figure:woman
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Stamped signature at bottom left "Portinari*". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 358
- Notes: Work executed on back of a reproduction of a work by painter Vermeer.
- Inscription: At bottom left edge, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”. In bottom right corner, inscriptions "DN 380” and "Nº 808”.
- Function: Study for the drawing Nativity Scene [FCO 2452]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-240
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