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Death as Rider

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Contour lines, straight and firm. It depicts allegory of death riding. In the foreground, in the center of the composition, outline of a dove, flying to the left. Ground represented by vertical lines with a threaded pole, the tip having a circle. Further to the left, to the bottom, a human skeleton on a horse in profile to the left. The figure holds a flag and wears a cape. Clouded sky.

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  • Title: Death as Rider
  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:dove, social:death, Nature:Animals:horse
  • Technique: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4268
  • Function: Design for a Peoples for Peace Congress poster
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3099
Projeto Portinari

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