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Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face, Sixth Station of the Via Crucis

Candido Portinari1945

Projeto Portinari

Projeto Portinari
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Composition in ochre, rose, blue, gray, violet, lilac, earthy, white, red and black. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Figures represented with significant and deliberated deformed expressions.. It depicts Veronica wiping the face of Jesus. In the foreground, Jesus and Veronica kneeling face to face. On the left, Jesus kneeling in profile to right with the cross over his left shoulder. He has long hair, fainting face, from where dripping drops of blood fall over his tunic, which is torn on the shoulder. On the right, Veronica kneeling with arms outstretched holding a white cloth and wearing a tunic in lilac tones. In the background, on the left, a soldier holding a spear and on the right, a figure covering the face with his hands. Geometrized background in light tones with house facade suggestion on top. The contrast of light and dark tones accentuate the drama of the scene. .

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  • Title: Veronica Wipes Jesus' Face, Sixth 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, human figure:man, human figure:woman
  • Technique: tempera
  • Signature: Unsigned and undated
  • Painter: Candido Portinari
  • Number: FCO 2485
  • Notes: Composition is outlined by a painted white strip.
  • Inscription: Inscription on reverse of support "6ª Verônica”. On reverse, inscription "80”.
  • 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-2394
Projeto Portinari

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