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Jesus

Candido Portinari1942

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in blue tones, white, black and ochre. Smooth texture. Figure of Christ occupying almost the entire vertical area of ​​support, against blue background. The figure is represented standing, elongated and slightly toward the on the right. She has shoulder-length hair, wear trimmed beard and halo on her head. The on the right arm is raised with the hand flat forward and the on the left arm lying along the body. wears long robe in white with black dots blue trimmed at the waist, wrists and square neckline. The garment has a protrusion to the left, at the hips. The legs are apart and barefoot in second position. Plain background in blue.

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  • Title: Jesus
  • 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: 1942
  • Location Created: Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w35 x h140cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: religious:Jesus, human figure:man
  • Technique: oil , tempera
  • Signature: Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 1942"
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 1444
  • Inscription: On reverse, label from Galeria Bonino. On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
  • Function: Work originally made for central panel of a folding screen, composed also of the paintings “Saint Mark” [FCO 2988] and “Saint Francis of Assisi” [FCO 2987]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1645
Projeto Portinari

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