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The Flight to Egypt
Candido Portinari1953
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in black and white. Sketch lines, fast and shading features. Escape from It depicts to Egypt with mountain in the background. On the left, the figure of St. Joseph standing, facing, wearing long robes. In the center, donkey facing left being assembled by two sketched figures of the Madonna and baby Jesus in her lap. Figures outlined by shading. Basically, shaded and lines converging to the summit.
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Details
- Title: The Flight to Egypt
- 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: 1953
- Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w17.5 x h11cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: religious:religious scenes:flight to Egypt, religious:The Holy Family, human figure:figure
- Technique: lead pencil
- Signature: Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 1953"
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 3653
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3234
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