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Jesus is Stripped of His Garments, Tenth Station of the Via Crucis

Candido Portinari1953

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in rose, red, earthy, ochre, blue, gray, orange and white. Smooth and rough texture. Jesus and two soldiers on geometrized and blue background ground. Figure with facial features just indicated, represented in blue skin tones with touches of white and colored garments. In the center, Jesus, standing, front, with long hair; on the left arm flexed with hand on his chest and on the right stretched to the left and down from the garment fallen below the elbow. It wears long robe that is stripping seeing-chest exposed, bare feet slightly apart. On the right, soldier standing in profile to on the left with arms stretched forward holding in his on the right hand a long spear vertically and on the left a glass as if he were offering to Jesus. wears wears short sleeveless, helmet and has legs apart. On the left, slightly behind, another soldier, standing, facing face with 3/4 facing right, looking toward the central figure of the composition. On the left arm in front of him holding part of the garment of Jesus, on the right with hand on hip and legs apart. Geometrized floor in shades of rose, red, ochre and gray suggesting higher planes. Blue background, seeing himself behind Jesus' head white rectangle.

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  • Title: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments, Tenth Station of the Via Crucis
  • 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: w50 x h61cm 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: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2795
  • Inscription: Inscription on reverse of support "10”
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the Church of Lord Jesus of the Cane, Batatais, SP.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3228
Projeto Portinari

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