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Don Quixote Lying Down and Villagers Fighting

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, yellow, gray, earthy, blue, green, red and white. Dashed, colored areas and scraped effects. It depicts Don Quixote lying on the floor, two men fighting by his side and horse and donkey in the background. In the foreground, across the entire width of the support, Don Quixote in the prone position with the head on the left and on the right feet. The body is stretched, and wearing a dark armor, suggesting that of metal; the ground is seen on the right, a sword and on the left a spear. In the background, on the left of center, two men face to face fighting: the two have legs apart, which is in back has on the left arm raised and the on the right hand with the opponent's face; this is from the front, has raised on the right arm and the on the left hand holds the arm of the first man. Both wear jackets, pants below the knees and socks. In the background, on the left, horse and donkey, side by side, facing. Floor and yellow background represented by dotted areas with projections of geometrical shadow. In the sky, on the left, moon crescent representation.

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  • Title: Don Quixote Lying Down and Villagers Fighting
  • 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: w27 x h35cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:donkey, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:group:men, diverse:literary character:D. Quixote
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 56"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1226
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Don Quixote,” by Cervantes, which was never published. Don Quixote Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3765
Projeto Portinari

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