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Title
Saint Francis
Description
Composition in black and white. Draft rapid lines with shaved areas. Composition representing San Francisco, surrounded by various figures, suggesting movement, due to the drapery of the clothes that are outlined by sinuous lines.
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]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Support’s ogival shape accompanies the shape of the ceiling in the church’s nave.
Authenticity
DN Number
250
Dimensions
Height (cm)
20
Width (cm)
32
Dimension Notes
formato: irregular
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Inscriptions, at bottom left, "S. Francisco se despojando das vestes 2º” and, at bottom right, "2º São Francisco se despojando das vestes”
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 250” and "Nº 639”.
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