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Saint Francis

Candido Portinari1944

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in black and white. Lines defining contours, some shaded and support with cells for expansion with horizontal and vertical lines and diagonal lines suggesting tiles. On the right, San Francisco sitting, almost entirely in profile to the left, with arms folded in front of him, wearing robe and sandals. On the left, three birds profile to on the right, side by side diagonally from the left to the right, front to back.

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  • Title: Saint Francis
  • 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: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Physical Dimensions: w26.5 x h23cm without frame
  • Provenance: João Candido Portinari
  • Rights: João Candido Portinari
  • External Link: Projeto Portinari
  • Theme: Nature:Animals:bird, religious:Saints:Saint Francis of Assisi, human figure:man
  • Technique: lead pencil
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 178
  • Notes: Support torn at top left edge.
  • Inscription: Inscription at bottom right "8”. At bottom edge, inscription by Maria Portinari "235 Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari”.
  • Function: Small-scale cartoon for the tile panel “Saint Francis of Assisi” [FCO 2474]
  • Catalogue Raisonné: CR-1978
Projeto Portinari

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