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Title
Head of Saint Francis
Description
Composition in black, white and gray tones. Predominance of straight and winding contour lines, and watercolor touches. Study head representing San Francisco stylized, in profile to the left, hair with fringe around the head, wide eyes, nose triangle, half-open mouth and beard, is seeing the beginning of the neck, the on the right of the composition. Background in shades of gray.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event4
Related Document18
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the tile panel Saint Francis of Assisi [FCO 2474]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink brushArtMediumType
India ink washArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
chipboardArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
31
Height
48
Width
36
Annotation
Stamped signature in bottom right corner "Portinari*". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 31” and "Nº 383”.
