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The Flight to Egypt

Candido Portinari1952

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in tones rose, ochre, earthy, blue, red, orange, yellow and green. Smooth texture. It depicts St. Joseph holding the reins of a donkey who is carrying Mary and the Child Jesus, against barren lanscape in the background. In the foreground on the left, St. Joseph standing front with 3/4 head turned to the right. wear long blue tunic with geometrical areas on which we see a red cloak also geometrized and red sandals with straps on fingers. Has defined facial features, brown hair and beard, and eyes turned to the right. Thin line defines halo around the head. You have the on the right arm along the body holding in hand a rope that is tied to the donkey's halter to your on the left, that is the composition of the center and the on the left resting on the animal's neck. The donkey is dark brown and is in profile to the left, you have a front paw raised and wears very simple harness; carries on his back Mary with the Child Jesus in the arm. She is sitting with his legs to the left of the animal, wears long blue dress covering her feet and mantle to the waist covering her hair. Has the face 3/4 facing left with defined facial features with eyes turned to the left. A thin line defines halo around the head. Safe in her lap the Child Jesus that is 3/4 facing the on the right leaning on his on the right arm. He is blond, has curly hair and looks for his mother. wear short dress in orange tones, has halo around the head and is barefoot. Mary is with her on the left arm on the boy's face with his hand on his on the left shoulder. Background with barren lanscape, looking to the left and the center two hills; on the right piece of flat ground looking up the horizon and the far on the right side of another hill. Floor in shades of rose with geometrical areas seeing himself near the front legs ass some boulders. Heaven in uniform shade of blue.

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  • 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: 1952
  • Location Created: Brodowski, São Paulo, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w158 x h137cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:flight to Egypt, religious:Jesus:Boy, religious:Our Lady, religious:The Holy Family, religious:Saints:Saint Joseph, Nature:landscape:field, human figure:child:boy, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: oil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2778
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the Church of Lord Jesus of the Cane, Batatais, SP.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3163
Projeto Portinari

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