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Jesus Meets His Mother

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Contour lines and shading. Sacra Via The scene Jesus' encounter with his mother. The figures are depicted with significant deliberate deformation. In the foreground, Mary and Jesus kneeling face to face, both wearing long robes. On the left profile to on the right, with the on the right arm stretched toward Jesus and the on the left raised. In front of Jesus kneeling to the left, leaning on his on the right shoulder, a huge wooden cross. Behind Jesus, the figure of a soldier from the front, with both arms to the right, holding a whip, in a gesture of who's whipping. Smooth and bottom floor, building walls, with some portals arc.

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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 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, human figure:woman
  • Technique: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Signature? Date?
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5100
  • Inscription: Inscription at top right edge "4º"
  • Function: Study for the painting “Jesus Meets His Mother” [FCO 2483], Fourth Station of the Via Crucis
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2305
Projeto Portinari

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