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The Justice of Solomon

Candido Portinari1943

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in gray, white, black and earthy. Smooth and thick texture. Composition representing Solomon holding child and two alleged mothers. The figures are outlined by dark lines and set to deliberate significant deformation. Geometrized areas make up the background there is superposition of light and dark on the figures. On the left, Solomon sat on the throne, facing with the profile head to the right. It has suggested facial features; eye very open on the right, hooked nose, lips parted and beard. Your body is filled with small traces symmetrically distributed vertically. He folded up and on the left arm whose hand grasps a knife, a on the right front holding stretched hanging naked child. She has marked eyes and folded profile. To the right of the composition, true mother figure of the child, pleading attitude, kneeling, in profile to the left. It arms stretched upward, inclined front face with back revealing expression of despair. wear white dress suggesting being breasts out with the drapery of the skirt to be confused with the legs. In the background, on the right, false mother figure in arrogant attitude, standing, three quarters turned to the left and head in profile and up. Has her hair back, open eyes, small nose and lips parted. Your body is all filled with small traces symmetrically distributed vertically. It arms crossed and on the left foot rests on a cube. Background with geometrical areas in shades of gray, are seeing on the right suggestion building and some forms that overlap the figures creating chiaroscuro effects.

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  • Title: The Justice of Solomon
  • 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: 1943
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w191 x h179cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Justice of Solomon, human figure:child, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2742
  • Inscription: On stretcher, label "48 CANDIDO PORTINARI A JUSTIÇA DE SALOMÃO 48”.
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the headquarters of the Rádio Tupi of São Paulo, SP.. Biblical Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1751
Projeto Portinari

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