FCO-1079

Discovery of BrazilSmall-scale color sketch

1954

code

FCO-1079

CR Number

3256

dimensions

98 x 79 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

canvas
Mentions

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Discovery of Brazil
Description
Composition in ochre, blue, earthy, gray, green, black, white, yellow and orange. Thick texture with marked brushstrokes. It depicts on the deck of a tall ship with sailors and various groups of people. In the foreground, three sailors, two pulling strings and a third with the upper body leaning with his hands next to a coil of rope on the ground. On the right indefinite Sex figures group using blue long robes and faces no defined facial features. In the background, on the left, figure two brothers wearing dark gray robes, side by side, with open arms; the center group of men suggesting that they are noble; the group is facing left, wear clothes with short stretch pants and socks, hat some wear without tabs. In the background is seen the group of soldiers suggesting formed battalion, holding spears upon the right. White ropes traverse almost the entire area of ​​the composition in various directions; two staircases also ropes, down almost vertically to the deck, seeing in them two sailors up. In the background, to the left, you see the edge of the caravel and very near the sea, another caravel; the center and on the right of the vessel sails with geometrical areas. The floor of the caravel is in shades earthy with large clear areas suggesting chiaroscuro ..
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel “Discovery of Brazil” [FCO 2693]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
98
Width
79
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 54"

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