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Sacred Heart of Jesus

Candido Portinari1937

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in white tones, ochre, red and blue. Rough texture. Breast front of Jesus occupying almost the entire area of ​​the composition against ochre background. Jesus has a long face, long blond hair divided in half, narrow forehead, almond-shaped blue eyes facing forward, his nose barely see the state in which the work is located, closed thin lips, beard and mustache. wear white robe on his shoulders kind of red robe with blue finish. On the right hand on the chest, holding between the thumb and index finger, a red heart. Behind the head, white halo almost circular shape, rounded off at the end by blue band.

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  • Title: Sacred Heart 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: 1937
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w50 x h70cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Jesus:Sacred Heart
  • Technique: fresco
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3181
  • Function: Work executed to decorate a wall in the home of the artist’s parents, Brodowski, SP. The house where the artist’s parents lived, along with the work, was expropriated by the São Paulo state government in 1969 and transformed into a museum in 1970.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-661
Projeto Portinari

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