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Birth of Jesus

Candido Portinari1960

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines and tangled. It depicts the birth of Jesus. In the center of the composition baby Jesus lying in a manger, front, with a sort of flap cap. He has a round face, standing with hands up and feet as if they were on the floor. On the left, a cow standing represented with contour lines and parallel. On the right front leg donkey represented with tangled lines. The composition was cut at the top edge, cutting of the animals. But on the right kind of fence. Vanishing point lines.

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  • Title: Birth of Jesus
  • 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: 1960
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w19.5 x h12cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Birth of Jesus, religious:Jesus:Boy, Nature:Animals:ox, Nature:Animals:donkey, human figure:child:boy
  • Technique: India ink pen
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 5643
  • Notes: Support was cut at top edge.
  • Inscription: At bottom edge, inscription by João Candido Portinari, the artist’s son, "Ambos os originais, verso e anverso, são de autoria de meu pai, Candido Portinari”.
  • Function: Study for the painting “Nativity” [FCO 3343]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4768
Projeto Portinari

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