General Info
Title
Tiradentes' Remains
Description
Composition in black tones, red, blue and white. Fast, straight lines and intersecting. Composition representing half dismembered human torso stuck at stake through the entire height of the stand area. You see the arm and hand down, kind of cloth stuck at stake, covering torso. Black dots represent drops of blood spattered. Blue area to the left and on the right of the stake. Background with parallel lines suggesting a hill. In the sky several birds flying.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the poem Tiradentes, from the book Raízes, by José Paulo Moreira da Fonseca
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
colored pencilArtMediumType
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Dimensions
Height (cm)
24.5
Width (cm)
17.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 55"
Relations
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