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Saint Cecilia
Candido Portinari1962
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Contour lines. Design grid to expand the figure of Santa Cecilia. The Santa is standing and facing. Has the halo around the head, suggested facial features and long hair. wears long robe with waistband and drooping tip in front. He folded on the right hand arm at chest and on the left along the body. The feet are slightly apart and shoes toe sandals. A while back, on the left, one sees a lyre that is part covered by the figure of Santa.
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Details
- 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: w10 x h25.2cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Cecilia, human figure:woman
- Technique: lead pencil , crayon
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 2443
- Inscription: At lateral edges, numbers 1 through 13; at top and bottom edges, letters A through F
- Function: Small-scale cartoon for the panel �Saint Cecilia� [FCO 2440]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4869
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