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General Info
Title
Mule Driver
Description
Composition in black and white. Fast and scraped lines. Knight It depicts and man on foot waving. In the foreground, a little on the left of center, top hat knight on horse is in profile to the left and the on the right front paw raised. The animal walks winding road that goes to the bottom of the composition. Quick strokes suggest bush bordering the road. In the background, on the right, front man holding a hat in his on the right hand with which suggests to be waving to the knight foreground.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the engraving Mule Driver [FCO 1359]
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
413
DN Number
478
Dimensions
Height (cm)
16
Width (cm)
15
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Stamped signature at bottom left "Portinari*". Undated
Annotation Author
Inscriptions, in top left corner, "91”; at top right, "almocreve”; in bottom left corner, "CAP XXXI”
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication and inscriptions by Maria Portinari "DN 478” and "Nº 448”.
