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Saint Cecilia
Candido Portinari1957
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black tones, white, green, brown and red ochre. Predominance of contour lines. Study Santa Cecilia's entire body. The holy faces, wearing long tunic and cloak. Safe with the on the right hand a musical instrument strings. On the left arm bent at chest and is barefoot. In the background, dotted light and small dots.
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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: 1957
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w9 x h25cm 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 , color crayon, sepia , sanguine
- Signature: Stamped signature in bottom right corner "PORTINARI*". Undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 365
- Inscription: Inscription at bottom edge "SANTA CECILIA”. On reverse, rough sketch of figure possibly by the artist; authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 232” and "Nº 652”.
- Function: Study for folding screen or tryptic; not executed
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4124
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