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Jesus Carries the Cross on His Back

Candido Portinari1953

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, blue, red and white. Predominance of contour lines and colored areas. Study representing Jesus raising the cross on the back. In the foreground. On the left, curved front man on the cross, as if helping to Jesus, who is at the center of the composition, profile to the right, carrying the cross resting on his on the left shoulder. The cross diagonal is on the left to the right from bottom to top. In the background, behind Jesus, soldier figure front with whip in his on the right hand raised. On the right, another soldier in profile to the left, also with raised whip in his on the right hand. Background with some circles outlined.

Details

  • Title: Jesus Carries the Cross on His Back
  • 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: 1953
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w20 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Stations of the Cross, religious:Jesus, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil, India ink pen
  • Signature: Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 342
  • Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
  • Inscription: Inscriptions, at bottom right, "via sacra Batatais”; in top right corner, "2º”. On back of frame, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 752” and "Nº 660”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Jesus Carries the Cross on His Back” [FCO 2787], Second Station of the Via Crucis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3206

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