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Jesus is Nailed to the Cross, Eleventh Station of the Via Crucis

Candido Portinari1953

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones earthy, ochre, gray, yellow, blue, rose and white. Smooth and rough texture. Jesus being nailed to the cross by two women against geometrized background. In the center of composition, the cross lying on the ground, arranged at the diagonal on the left to the right in perspective for background. On the cross Jesus is seen naked without facial features represented; head turned to the right, on the open arms of the cross arms, body and legs stretched flat on ledge at the bottom of the larger arm of the cross. Two women kneel back, one on the left and one to the right of Jesus hammer the nails holding the hands of Christ on the cross arms. They have long dark hair, wearing short-sleeved clothes and long skirts and are barefoot. Have arms raised and holding in his on the right hand on the left carnations and hammers. On the floor, on the right, blue cloth. Fund and ground represented by geometrical shapes in various shades.

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  • Title: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross, Eleventh 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: w51 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:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2796
  • Inscription: Inscription on reverse of support "11”
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the Church of Lord Jesus of the Cane, Batatais, SP.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3229
Projeto Portinari

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