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Sancho Panza Equipping Don Quixote

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in yellow tones, black, gray, white, blue and earthy. Parallel lines, dotted and colored areas. It depicts Sancho Panza on his knees holding the neck of Don Quixote that is in front sitting against yellow background with horse and donkey. In the foreground, on the right, Sancho Panza kneeling in profile to the right; wear shirt and pants knee suggesting are patched and striped socks, has the arms forward and is holding the neck of Don Quixote who sits 3/4 facing left, wearing dark armor that suggests that in metal and white petticoat, having a small waist sword. Don Quixote is blue in the face suggesting that Sancho Panza is squeezing your throat and you driving the air. On the floor, we see a spear and a shield. In the background, on the left, profile horse to the right with his head down and ass standing in front. Ground and background dotted yellow tone seeing up on the left, sun representation.

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  • Title: Sancho Panza Equipping Don Quixote
  • 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: 1956
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w31.5 x h26.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:donkey, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:group:men, diverse:literary character:D. Quixote, diverse:literary character:Sancho Panza
  • Technique: colored pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1222
  • Function: Illustration for the book “Don Quixote,” by Cervantes, which was never published. Don Quixote Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3760
Projeto Portinari

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