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Christ is Crowned with a Crown of Thorns

Candido Portinari1945

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, gray, earthy, black and blue. Quick graphite lines, gouache strokes and diluted gouache, irregular throughout composition. It depicts representation of the Cross, when Christ receives the crown of thorns. On the left, man figure, turned slightly to the right, using kind of skirt - suggesting that a centurion; has stretched arms and safe in his hands a crown of thorns that is putting on the head of Christ. This is at the heart of kneeling composition, with the profile body to the right, hands folded, head almost from the front, fallen behind. On the right figure of a man - another centurion - standing, front, arms folded, legs apart, wearing a short skirt. On the drawing, gouache diluted on the left ochre, the center light ochre, earthy on the robes of Christ and the on the left in darker ochre; blue blur near the upper on the right corner of the composition.

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  • Title: Christ is Crowned with a Crown of Thorns
  • 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: 1945
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24.5 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Stations of the Cross, religious:Jesus, human figure:figure, human figure:group
  • Technique: gouache , lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1945"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2385
  • Notes: Support affixed to yellow cardboard.
  • Inscription: On reverse, labels "Renato Magalhães Gouvêa Escritório de Arte. Rua Pelotas 475 Fone: 549-1700 São Paulo”, "67” and "172”.
  • Function: Study, not used, for one of the stations of the cross in the Pampulha Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Belo Horizonte, MG
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2387
Projeto Portinari

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