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Don Quixote

Candido Portinari1962

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in earthy tone. Dashed lines and curves defining shaded. Don Quixote and Sancho Panza, on horseback, occupying the center of the composition in arid lanscape with two mills. In the foreground, Don Quixote from the front, mounted on 3/4 horse facing left. Has sketched facial features, goatee split down the middle and pointed to the side, on the right arm raised, holding a sword and bent on the left, holding a spear and the horse's reins. Wearing a hat and armor. In the background, on the right, Sancho, mounted on donkey front kid represented by dashed lines. In the background, on the right, on the horizon, two windmills. Traces straight and curved in various positions make up the arid lanscape with small elevations.

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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: 1962
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w16.2 x h23.9cm 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, diverse:literary character:Sancho Panza
  • Technique: etching , aquatint
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 854
  • Function: Don Quixote Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4882
Projeto Portinari

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