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Burial

Candido Portinari1959

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, earthy, ochre, green, red, gray, black and rose. Smooth, rough, thick texture. Burial It depicts representation, with four men carrying the coffin, having to Brodowski lanscape background and moon sky with St. George in the center. In the foreground, four profile men on the left walking and holding the corners blue coffin. Men are represented similarly. All have small brimmed hat on his head, skin predominantly red tone without represented facial features, colored shirts and pants and feet represented in red and green tones. They have one of the arms along the body while the other holds the coffin, legs apart being the most advanced on the rights that the on the left. Floor ground dark tone. In the background, on the left, Saint Anthony chapel and tall and thin trees. On the right, house, tall trees, church with two side towers and a central, bigger, a house and tall trees suggesting a forest. Sky "degrade" from white to medium gray-blue, seeing himself on the right representation of the full moon is seeing in St. George mounted on white horse, profile on the left with dragon Suggested lying on the ground being trampled by the horse.

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  • Title: Burial
  • 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: 1959
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w33.5 x h24.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:death, religious:religious scenes:St.George fighting the dragon, Nature:landscape:Brodowski, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 59"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2928
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "Doado ao Museu de Olinda por Sr. e Sra. Leão Gondim de Oliveira”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4497
Projeto Portinari

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