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Title
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
Description
Composition in green tones, blue, red, orange, black and white. Predominance of colored contour lines and area. Study representing Jesus being placed in the tomb. In the foreground, on the left, standing figure, in profile to the right, torso leaning forward, holding the legs of Jesus. On the right body of Jesus being carried by another person who is on the far right and holding the body by the arms. Behind Jesus' body, front figure with torso leaning over the dead body, with his on the left hand holding the on the left arm of Jesus. In the background, on the left, lines suggesting the tomb and to the right a figure watching the It depicts. In the background, jagged vertical lines.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
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Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Jesus is Laid in the Tomb [FCO 2799], Fourteenth Station of the Via Crucis
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
752
DN Number
747
Dimensions
Height (cm)
25
Width (cm)
20.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Author
Inscriptions, at bottom right, "via sacra Batatais”; in top right corner, "14”
Annotation Family
On back of frame, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 747” and "Nº 665”.
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