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Portrait of Father Luiz Figueira
Candido Portinari1942
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in shades of black, white and earthy. Shaded, contour lines and intersecting. Portrait of Father half-bust. The portrayed faces, slightly turned to the left. Has straight hair, his forehead part covered by bangs, thick eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, long nose, lips closed, rounded chin, well-defined on the left ear and long neck. wears cassock with high collar, filled with intersecting lines. Background with shaded.
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Details
- Title: Portrait of Father Luiz Figueira
- 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: 1942
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w28.3 x h36.3cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: portrait:man
- Technique: charcoal, crayon, color crayon
- Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right edge "Portinari, 1.942"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 4274
- Function: Illustration for the back of flyleaf in volume 3 of the book História da Companhia de Jesus no Brasil, by Padre Serafim Leite
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1681
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