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Saint Peter

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in rose, white, black, earthy, gray and red. Smooth texture. St. Peter, occupying almost the entire composition, standing in front with two keys hanging from his waist. It has squalid long face, long white hair and beard, clear and large iris eyes, bushy eyebrows arched, long nose, mustache, legs spread and bare feet. The on the right hand is stretched over the body and on the left folded, with an open hand on his chest. wear long white robe with shaded earthy and rope belt with two loops at the waist, with two keys, one small and one large, hanging on the left. The tunic has rolotê collar and the bar, with representation from top to bottom: arabesques, checkerboard and black belt. Rose tone in plain background.

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  • Title: Saint Peter
  • 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w40 x h140cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Peter, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 1942"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 4127
  • Function: Work originally made for right panel of a folding screen, composed also of the paintings “Saint Michael the Archangel” [FCO 5549 and FCO 4125] and “Saint John the Baptist” [FCO 4126]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1650
Projeto Portinari

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