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Saint Peter

Candido Portinari1962

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, white, gray and red. Smooth texture. Unfinished composition representing St. Peter standing in front, occupying almost the entire support area against blue background. The saint has a hint of the halo around the head, face no defined facial features, wears white robe with drape marked in shades of gray and red waist band with fallen tip in front. His on the right arm is bent with hand close to the chest and the on the left along the body, legs slightly apart by looking up the on the left foot with flip-flops.

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  • Title: Saint Peter
  • 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 Peter, human figure:man
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2438
  • Function: Work originally made for left panel of a folding screen that remained unfinished, composed also of the paintings “Archangel Gabriel” [FCO 2439] and “Saint Cecilia” [FCO 2440]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4873
Projeto Portinari

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