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Saint Cecilia

Candido Portinari1954

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, red, orange, yellow, earthy, ochre and gray. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Group five figures side by side facing in geometrized composition. Figures have defined facial features and wear long robes in geometrized colorful. In the center, Santa Cecilia wearing yellow robe and red cloak coming out from his shoulder; on the left and on the right, the two figures wearing robes in orange tones. Immediately behind Santa Cecilia, two heads of figures wearing blue tunic. On the floor in ochre tones and earthy on the left, a tambourine and on the right, a triangle. Blue smooth light background with hint of mountains on the horizon.

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  • Title: Saint Cecilia
  • 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: 1954
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w15 x h19cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Cecilia, human figure:group
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed at bottom left "PORTINARI". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3289
  • Inscription: On back of frame, metal plate from Galeria Nova Rembrandt Molduras.
  • Function: Small-scale color sketch for the panel “Saint Cecilia” [FCO 1481]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3253
Projeto Portinari

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