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Saint Cecilia

Candido Portinari1962

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, white, gray, rose and ochre. Smooth texture. Unfinished composition representing St. Cecilia standing in front, occupying almost the entire support area against blue background. The saint has a halo around the head suggested. Face without defined facial features and long wavy fair hair fallen behind the shoulders. wears long tunic with draping marked and waistband with fallen tip at the front in rose tone red trimmed. He folded on the right hand arm at chest and on the left along the body. The feet are slightly apart and shoes sandals. On the floor, on the left, a little behind the figure, one sees a lyre, part concealed by the skirt of Santa.

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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: 1962
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w65 x h156cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Cecilia, human figure:woman
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2440
  • Function: Work originally made for right panel of a folding screen that remained unfinished, composed also of the paintings “Saint Peter” [FCO 2438] and “Archangel Gabriel” [FCO 2439]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4875
Projeto Portinari

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