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Burning the Judas Effigy

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white and red ochre. Straight, parallel and contour lines. Boys threshing It depicts Judas occupying almost the entire stand area. In the center of the composition, as if in the air, puppet representing Judas, surrounded by four boys with sticks in their hands; three boys are in the foreground, a on the left profile to the right, the second in the center, on his back, legs wide apart, the third to the profile on the right to on the left. The room is in the background, to the left and front. Thin lines diagonally traversing the area and the composition are at a point below the Judas. From this point, the figure of a dog standing on his back, looking up. In the upper on the right half circle suggesting sun.

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  • Title: Burning the Judas Effigy
  • 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: 1957
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w40 x h31.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:Judas effigy, Nature:Animals:cat, Nature:Animals:dog, human figure:group:children
  • Technique: lead pencil , sanguine
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 57"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 535
  • Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 623” and "Nº 773”.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4231
Projeto Portinari

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