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Don Quixote, Knight Errant

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, yellow, gray, white, violet, blue, green, rose and earthy. Colored areas, chiaroscuro effects and dashed. It depicts Don Quixote on his knees and his horse, dashed against yellow background. In the foreground, on the left of center and occupying almost the entire support height, Don Quixote, very thin, wearing a hat and armor are suggesting in metal he faces, kneeling and holds in his hands a sword almost vertically and up. His face, with thin but very long mustache and goatee, reveal age. At the bottom, on the right of center, white horse standing facing, head down grazing be suggesting. The floor, where are the figures, and background are in light yellow tone, looking up, to the left of Don Quixote, on the floor, spot on earthy tone and above his head, circle in the same tone suggesting sun.

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  • Title: Don Quixote, Knight Errant
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16.5 x h27cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:man, diverse:literary character:D. Quixote
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1211
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Don Quixote,” by Cervantes, which was never published. Don Quixote Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3740
Projeto Portinari

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