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Judas

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Jude tied with string on a pole, occupying the entire height of the composition against a plain background. Judas entire body, from the front, has a round head with suggested facial features, hair and stylized whiskers. Wears long sleeved pants with patch on the right knee and on the left leg and shoes with shoelaces. The rope tying Jude the post passes around his neck, the waist loose down the pole to the bottom margin of the composition.

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  • Title: Judas
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w18.5 x h25cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Brazilian Culture:children's games:play:Judas effigy
  • Technique: dry point
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 875
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1799
Projeto Portinari

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