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Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Contour lines. It depicts the Cross, representing Jesus being taken down. The figures are standing, outlined without defined facial features. Jesus is at the center of the composition, with the head to the right and on the left legs, being carried by figures. On the left-profile figure to the right, with the body leaning holding Jesus by the legs. In the center, the figure from the front, with his head tilted to the right, holding the body of Jesus. Behind this figure, wood large cross vertically. On the right figure standing on a box, in profile to the left, with his head sunk on his on the right shoulder. On the left, in the background, figure climbing the stairs toward the on the right. Background with mountains.

Details

  • Title: Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w24 x h24cm 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: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Signature? Date?
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5103
  • Function: Study for the painting “Jesus is Taken Down from the Cross” [FCO 2492], Thirteenth Station of the Via Crucis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2314

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