Mentions
General Info
Title
Portrait of Murilo Mendes
Description
Composition in black tones, sepia and white. Predominance of shaded. Murilo Mendes Study head, facing, slightly toward the on the right, occupying almost the entire area of the composition against a plain background. The depicted has long face, dark short hair, combed straight back, wide forehead with entries sketched on the right ear, straight eyebrows, sunken eyes with no definition of pupil and iris. Marge, broad nose, well defined, and full lips closed, rounded chin, set neck.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
About Person
Murilo MendesPerson
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Portrait of Murilo Mendes [FCO 3752]
Other relations
Front/Back
Support and Technique
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
sepiaArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Authenticity
DN Number
513
Dimensions
Height (cm)
34
Width (cm)
25
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Undated
Relations
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