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Title
Saint Francis
Description
Composition in black and white. Draft rapid lines. Composition representing San Francisco and suggestion figures around. Around the composition, loose strokes filling the stand. In the center, figure more prominently setting San Francisco. It has open arms and upward. Suggests using cloth on the left side. Around him, lines suggesting people.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Function
Artwork Function
SketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Sketch, not used, for the mural painting Saint Francis Casting Off His Clothes [FCO 2473]
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Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support’s irregular form suggests a semicircle. Support’s ogival shape accompanies the shape of the ceiling in the church’s nave.
Authenticity
DN Number
77
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
14
Width (cm)
25
Dimension Notes
formato: irregular
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
In top half, inscription by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari Nº 672”. In bottom right corner, inscription "DN 77”.
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