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The Three Magi

Candido Portinari1956

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. And dashed contour lines. Three wise men, against lanscape background with hill. In the center, three kings riding camels profile to the left, side by side and slightly diagonally from the right to on the left and front to back. The figures have crowns on their heads and dark beards. In the background, hill's suggestion and in heaven, on the right, circle suggesting the sun or moon.

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  • Title: The Three Magi
  • 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: 1956
  • Physical Dimensions: w13.5 x h16.5cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:The Magi, Nature:Animals:camel, human figure:group:men
  • Technique: lead pencil , crayon
  • Signature: Signed and dated at bottom left "Portinari 956"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 246
  • Inscription: On back of frame, inscription by Maria Portinari "DN 719”.
  • Function: Study, not used, for the drawing “The Three Magi” [FCO 1699]. Israel Series
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-3957
Projeto Portinari

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