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Saint Anthony
Candido Portinari1941
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black, white and earthy tones. Sketch lines. Saint Anthony on the front foot with baby Jesus in her arms, occupying almost the entire height of the composition, inserted in an area with numbered box to transport. The saint has suggested the head turned slightly to the left, wears cassock with rope around his waist, has the folded on the left arm and on the right arm carries the Child Jesus who sits 3/4 facing right. His face has outlined facial features, seeing themselves especially well separated eyes.
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Details
- Title: Saint Anthony
- 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: 1941
- Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w13.5 x h27.7cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: religious:Jesus:Boy, religious:Saints:Saint Anthony, human figure:child:boy, human figure:man
- Technique: fountain pen
- Signature: Unsigned
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 2601
- Notes: Signature not authentic.
- Inscription: Dated in inscription at right edge "capela 1941”. Numbering at top, bottom and left edges. On reverse, inscriptions "60M/8C [illegible]” and "MAC-USP 72.52.33 s/título (santo antonio), 1941”.
- Function: Small-scale cartoon for the mural painting �Saint Anthony� [FCO 2763]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1337
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