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Shepherd and Figures

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Straight and sinuous lines defining contours. Part of Jesus' baptism It depicts, seeing are two leading figures in front of a group: a man taking off his clothes, and another kneeling with bat in hand. In the foreground, a little on the left of center, kneeling figure of a man on his back, facing three quarters to the left, wavy hair to his shoulders, barefoot, wearing draped long robe and holding a bat hanging from the ground with your on the left hand . In the background, on the right, another figure of a man standing with his back, 3/4 facing right, with bare legs apart and, in the act of undressing mind. Behind these two figures at the center of people standing in front group and, with the figure of the on the left profile to the left, on the right arm raised at face level, holding a cloth. Dashed in clothes of the group.

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  • Title: Shepherd and Figures
  • 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: 1944
  • Location Created: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22.2 x h31.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Baptism of Jesus, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1423
  • Function: Study for the tile panel “The Baptism of Jesus” [FCO 2476]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2018
Projeto Portinari

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