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Jesus is Stripped of His Garments, Tenth Station of the Via Crucis

Candido Portinari1945

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in light shades of rose, ochre, green, white and gray tones, earthy, black and red. Smooth and thick texture in some white areas. Figures represented with significant and deliberated deformed expressions. It depicts Jesus being stripped of his tunics. In the center of the composition, Jesus standing facing forward, with the right arm extended to the side through which a draped cloth is covering part of his body. His left arm is bent and his fist in front of the bare chest. On the left, a soldier figure pulling the cloth that wraps the body of Jesus and on the right, soldier profile to the left, holding a spear that is grounded on the floor and using a short kilt. Behind the group, on the ground, a huge cross traverses the width of the composition slightly diagonal, from right to left and top to bottom. Ground in rose and ochre background, strong contrast of light and dark shades can be noticed, which accentuate the drama of the scene. .

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  • Title: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments, Tenth 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
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2489
  • Notes: Composition is outlined by a painted white strip.
  • Inscription: On reverse, inscription "80”; 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-2398
Projeto Portinari

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