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Jesus Meets His Mother

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black tones, white and rose. Contour lines, straight and parallel lines, some shaded and scrapes. Graphite dominance with rose pencil and white tones. Christ representation kneeling with the cross on the back, or Holy Apostle and soldier, and the background detail of building with arches and stairs. In the foreground, arranged in triangular shape, or Holy Apostle, soldier - the vertex of the triangle - and Jesus Christ. Jesus is kneeling, in profile to the left and hold white cross, supported on the back and on the right shoulder. Face, hand and rose in colored feet. Crown of Thorns suggestion in the head and a rose spot above, long, straight hair, facial features lightly sketched and on the left hand on the cross. wears long robe with long sleeves, with belt or cord around the waist. Fabric clothing represented by parallel lines. Barefoot leaning against the central part of the cross. On the left, Saint or Apostle figure kneeling in front of Jesus, in profile to the right, face, feet and hands in rose, short hair and physiognomic traits outlined. wear large wear long sleeve with fabric represented by parallel lines, bare feet, raised and stretched on the left arm above his head, hands profile, on the right arm toward Jesus, with the hand touching the tip of the arm of the cross. In the center, between Jesus and the Apostle and a little further back, soldier figure standing in front, his head turned to the left 3/4. Face, hands, legs and feet in rose. wears Roman soldier helmet, has outlined and coarse facial features, on the left eye larger than the on the right. Raised arms stretched to the right, on the left hand like holding something. Sandals with straps braiding the legs to the knees. In the background, facade detail of a building with arches and stairs on the left and half on the right arch.

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  • Title: Jesus Meets His Mother
  • 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: w24.5 x h24.5cm 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, human figure:woman
  • Technique: lead pencil , colored pencil
  • Signature: Initialed in bottom right corner "CP". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2360
  • Inscription: Inscription at top right edge "4º”. On reverse, inscription by Maria Portinari "Estudo para a Via Sacra da Pampulha, de autoria de Candido Portinari – autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari em janeiro 1972”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Jesus Meets His Mother” [FCO 2483], Fourth Station of the Via Crucis. The figure kneeling in front of Jesus was modified and in the final version represented Mary, mother of Jesus.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2306
Projeto Portinari

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