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Hans Captured by Indians

Candido Portinari1941

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and watercolor effects. It depicts two indigenous holding Hans Staden. To the left of center, Hans Staden, standing, front, with long beard, wearing boots, safe by both arms by two indigenous with feathered headdresses head. At the bottom on the left, in front of the Indian on the left, another crouched Indian, profile to the right, also with headdress on his head, holding the white man's boot. On the right, a little behind and isolated from the group, another Indian, facing with headdress and skirt of feathers, holding in his on the left hand a bow. Watery effects throughout the area of ​​the composition.

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  • Title: Hans Captured by Indians
  • 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: 1941
  • Physical Dimensions: w29.8 x h25.3cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: social:ethnic groups:Indian, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: India ink pen , India ink wash
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 746
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: On cardboard, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, para ilustrar Hans Staden. Autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari DN 665”. On reverse, inscription "Nº 951”.
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Descrição verdadeira de um país...,” by Hans Staden, which was never published
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1544
Projeto Portinari

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