General Info
Title
Cangaceiro
Description
Composition in tones earthy, ochre, red, blue, black, gray and green. Thick texture. Half-bandit 3/4 of bust facing right, occupying the entire area of the composition. The figure has a round face, wears leather brimmed hat raised in front of a semicircle, and the ends are cut off by the side edges of the support. The hat is splashed by a six-pointed star on each side of the flap and a kind of greater star in the center. It skip covering of the forehead, large almond-shaped eyes, pulled up and turned to the right, thick nose and full lips, closed and rounded chin. Face revealing hard expression. Tip scarf around his neck and shirt. The shoulders are cut by the side edges of the support, and the on the left is higher than the on the right. Background in three color areas: top, blue; lower half on the left, earthy and on the right lower half ochre. Might falling from the left and over the composition creating shady area by the projection of the hat, in the region of the eye and on the left half of the face, staying in lighted area the lower on the right half of the bandit's face.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Support and Technique
Collection
Collection
Collection unknownCollection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
46
Width (cm)
38
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 951"
Relations
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