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The First Mass in Brazil
Candido Portinari1948
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Sketch lines. It depicts first Mass in Brazil occupying the entire area of support. In the center of the composition, the figure of the priest profile to on the left with arms raised suggesting that the timing of the increase. Is facing an armed altar of altarpiece with two steps. Around the altar are outlined various groups of people.
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- Title: The First Mass in Brazil
- 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: 1948
- Physical Dimensions: w31.5 x h16.5cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: historical themes:historical scenes:first Mass in Brazil, historical themes:characters:Friar Henrique de Coimbra, religious:religious scenes:Mass, human figure:group:men
- Technique: lead pencil
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 1572
- Notes: Support affixed to cardboard.
- Inscription: Signed in dedication at bottom left "Para o Callado com o abraço de Portinari”. Undated
- Function: Study for the panel The First Mass in Brazil [FCO 1706]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2656
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