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Rise and Shine...

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition unidentified tones. Contour lines, parallel and shaded. Composition representing Jerusalem, with several blocks of buildings, the Mount of Olives with the temple in the background and people in the streets. The city in front of the lot is flat, with streets and several buildings; on the right, two parallel streets where you see buildings, and in the center, a large site with vegetation. The buildings are modern, built on stilts and flat slab, and have windows represented by dark vertical strokes symmetrically. The first two blocks are diagonally from front to back and on the left to the right. In the second row, three buildings with stairs and long access levels. In the second building from the left to the right, cue people on the street and more on the right between the other building, long tree. Behind, two places with low vegetation, some with tall trees, people and cars on the streets. On the left, two buildings facing the square, one behind, appearing to have pillars at the beginning of the hill. On the right, facing the building. In the background, Mount of Olives, which occupies the entire width of the support, have vegetation like acreage and two trees in front. A little more to the high wall that runs through almost the entire lot, with three towers and building with smooth wall and some windows. Behind the wall, the field is highest, with two masonry towers, one on top and another on the right and undergrowth. On the left, the sun or moon with stars three clear from where lines representing reflection of light.

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  • Title: Rise and Shine...
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:landscape:city
  • Technique: medium unidentified
  • Signature: Signed and dated in bottom right corner "Portinari JERUSALEM 1956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4665
  • Function: Work executed in Brazil upon the artist's return from Israel. The inscription registers the location that inspired the work.. Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3984
Projeto Portinari

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