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Head of Saint Francis of Assisi
Candido Portinari1944
Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Composition in blue and white. Straight, angular, sinuous and effects of watercolor. Composition representing head of Saint Francis against white and blue background. The saint is profile to left, has defined facial features schematically, except for the hair in crown and beard. It has fallen eyebrow, very open eye to the left, nose-shaped triangle and an ajar mouth, where theef can be seen, thin and long neck. Effects of watercolor technique can be seen on the face of the saint and in the background.
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- Title: Head of Saint Francis of Assisi
- 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: 1944
- Location Created: São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
- Physical Dimensions: w45 x h60cm without frame
- Provenance: João Candido Portinari
- Rights: João Candido Portinari
- External Link: Projeto Portinari
- Theme: religious:Saints:Saint Francis of Assisi, human figure:man, human figure:limbs:head
- Technique: tiles
- Signature: Unsigned and undated
- Painter: Candido Portinari
- Number: FCO 2447
- Notes: Work’s irregular form is due to the loss of one of the twelve tiles from the set used in a firing test for the panel.
- Inscription: On reverse of each tile, inscriptions "1-D”, "3-D”, "1-C”, "2-C”, "3-C”, "1-B”, "2-B”, "3-B”, "1-A”, "2-A” and "3-A”.
- Function: Proof for part of the tile panel Saint Francis of Assisi [FCO 2474]
- Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2164
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