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Don Quixote

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow tones, black, white, gray, ochre, orange, red and blue. Parallel and tangled lines. D. Composition representing Quixote mounted on his white horse, occupying almost the entire area of ​​the support against a yellow background. D. Quixote dingy, dark metal armor vest, and hat. He has the on the right arm raised and secure what appears to be a dagger which is cut by the upper edge of the support. The on the left arm is bent and holds the sword mancho which is supported on its on the right leg. The horse is facing, it is white and has straight ears. Fund all filled with dashed yellow, with on the left circle at the top of the composition, suggesting radiant day.

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  • Title: Don Quixote
  • 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 h41cm 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: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3707
  • Inscription: Signed and dated in dedication in bottom left corner "Para o Eugenio com o abraço fraternal de Portinari 1956”
  • Function: Illustration for the book Don Quixote by Cervantes, which was never published. Don Quixote Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3745
Projeto Portinari

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