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Saint Luke

Candido Portinari1957

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Strong features, overlapping lines and parallel lines. Composition figure representing Luke and on the right steer. The figure is to the left of the composition, standing and facing. Has the hair and facial features suggested. It seems to be with bent arms and wears sort of tunic filled with numerous features. To the right and slightly behind, standing steer, front, with horns, eyes and nose indicated. The floor is suggested by parallel lines and the bottom at the top is filled with points marked "LU" on the left of the figure and "C S" on the right on top of the Ox.

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  • Title: Saint Luke
  • 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: w8 x h16.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Luke, Nature:Animals:ox, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 3457
  • Inscription: Inscriptions, in top left corner, "LU” and, in top right corner, "CAS”
  • Function: Study for folding screen or tryptic; not executed
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-4122
Projeto Portinari

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