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Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem, Eighth Station of the Via Crucis

Candido Portinari1945

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of ochre, gray, rose, blue, green and white and earthy tones. Smooth texture. Figures represented with significant and deliberated deformed expressions.. It depicts Jesus consoling the women of Jerusalem. In the foreground, on the left, Jesus walking in profile to right with the cross over his left shoulder. He has his head bowed and face up, looking forward. In the center, kneeling female figure has the hands on her face. In the background, in the center, front soldier figure with the right arm across the body in the act of whipping with a whip of long strips, using short kilt. On the right, another woman in the same position as the foreground. Ground in earthyy tones and light toned background with some geometric shapes near the floor limit, strong contrast of light and dark shades can be noticed, which accentuate the drama of the scene. .

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  • Title: Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem, Eighth Station of the Via Crucis
  • 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: 1945
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w49 x h49cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:religious scenes:Stations of the Cross, religious:Jesus, human figure:group:men, human figure:woman
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2487
  • Notes: Composition is outlined by a painted white strip.
  • Inscription: On reverse, handwritten label "caixa 60”.
  • Function: Work executed to decorate the Pampulha Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Belo Horizonte, MG. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-2396
Projeto Portinari

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