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Saint George

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Contour lines, sketch and straight and squared for expansion. Study representing St. George with spear, mounted on horse fighting dragon against barren lanscape in the background. On the left, Profile dragon on the right with long tail, thin body and long neck. He is to head upward and open mouth with long tongue out. It is being crossed at the bottom of the neck by spear that is on the left hand of St. George. The saint is mounted on prancing horse, in profile to the left, with upon the right tail and mane set. He's on the right arm raised, seeing himself behind his back, suggesting traces cover windswept. Background with skyline that defines the flat, looking to the right, cue three pitas aligned front to back.

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  • Title: Saint George
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w22.5 x h6cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: diverse:fantastic figure:dragon, religious:religious scenes:St.George fighting the dragon, religious:Saints:Saint George, Nature:Animals:horse, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Signed in bottom right corner "Portinari". Undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2767
  • Inscription: On back of frame, two stamps "PINACOTECA DO ESTADO SÃO PAULO”; inscription "P.E. 1940”.
  • Function: Small-scale cartoon for the mural painting “Saint George” [FCO 2756]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1821
Projeto Portinari

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