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Composition in black and white. Few contour lines, predominance of shaded and smoky. He is the head of Maria I, on white, 3/4 on the right, with hair suggested by lines and shaded and swept back and up. The hairstyle is bulky high on the head, eyebrows are thin and sharply arched, eyes are large, almond-shaped, puffy and wrinkles around the nose is long and thin, thin lips with wrinkles at the corners of the mouth, thin chin, double chin, thin face. Has pendant earring on the right ear and her neck is thin with wrinkles.

Details

  • Title: Dona Maria I, The Mad
  • 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
  • Physical Dimensions: w23.5 x h33.2cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: historical themes:characters:D. Maria, the Mad, human figure:limbs:head, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom left "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2326
  • Notes: Support affixed to white cardboard.
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom left "estudo D. Maria I (louca)”
  • Function: Study for the panel “The Arrival of Dom João VI to Bahia” [FCO 2404]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3059

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