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Saint Francis
Candido Portinari1944
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Predominance of outline lines. Composition representing horse and San Francisco occupying almost the entire area of the composition. On the left profile horse to the right with head turned back, and the man beside her figure. On the right figure of St. Francis from the front, slightly turned to the left, with draping involving your body; on the right leg further to the left; on the right arm stretched forward and on the left arm down toward a figure that is on your on the left, kneeling, in profile to the right.
Details
- Title: Saint Francis
- 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: w25 x h14cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Francis of Assisi, human figure:group:men
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 211
- Notes: Support’s ogival shape accompanies the shape of the ceiling in the church’s nave.
- Inscription: On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 78” and "Nº 673”.
- Function: Sketch, not used, for the mural painting Saint Francis Casting Off His Clothes [FCO 2473]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2021
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