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Title
Don Quixote Lying Down and Villagers Fighting
Description
Composition in black tones, yellow, gray, earthy, blue, green, red and white. Dashed, colored areas and scraped effects. It depicts Don Quixote lying on the floor, two men fighting by his side and horse and donkey in the background. In the foreground, across the entire width of the support, Don Quixote in the prone position with the head on the left and on the right feet. The body is stretched, and wearing a dark armor, suggesting that of metal; the ground is seen on the right, a sword and on the left a spear. In the background, on the left of center, two men face to face fighting: the two have legs apart, which is in back has on the left arm raised and the on the right hand with the opponent's face; this is from the front, has raised on the right arm and the on the left hand holds the arm of the first man. Both wear jackets, pants below the knees and socks. In the background, on the left, horse and donkey, side by side, facing. Floor and yellow background represented by dotted areas with projections of geometrical shadow. In the sky, on the left, moon crescent representation.
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Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
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Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the book Don Quixote, by Cervantes, which was never published
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
35
Width
27
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 56"
