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General Info
Title
Discovery of Brazil
Description
Composition in black and white. Predominance of straight lines and some shaded. It depicts that takes place on the deck of a ship. In the foreground, on the left, man climbing a rope in the center back another man, also climbing on a rope; beside her, crouching man holding a sort of box. In the background and bottom various groups of people. Several strings cut the composition diagonally above the top of the composition, seeing if two men climbing rope ladders.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel Discovery of Brazil [FCO 2693]
Support and Technique
Authenticity
DN Number
702
Dimensions
Height (cm)
49
Width (cm)
38,5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On back of frame, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 702” and "Nº 30”.
Relations
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