FCO-1540 - Don Quixote Lying Down and Villagers Fighting [Study] | Artwork

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Don Quixote Lying Down and Villagers Fighting

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Composition in black and white with orange accents. Contour lines, grisados and shaded. Is three men, against the background of hill and two donkeys or horses. Men with only indicated facial features and fully covered by parallel lines bodies. Ground and hill also dashed. In the foreground, Don Quixote on his back on the floor, diagonally from the right to on the left towards the bottom of the composition. Has head higher plane on the left and legs stretched flat lower on the right. wear armor represented by black lines. Face, hand and feet in orange tone. Twisted neck, face turned toward his on the left shoulder, looking up, on the right arm on the floor and slightly away from the body, legs straight, feet apart. In the background, on the right, two men who seem to be struggling. They are standing face to face, one on his back and the other forward. What is back is open and separated legs, on the left arm raised with hand above his head, using cover or coat off at the knees and pants into boots. What is in front wearing a hat and cape, has raised on the right arm and on the left hand on the right arm of your opponent. At the bottom on the left, two horses or donkeys side by side. On the right hill.

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BrazilRio de JaneiroRio de JaneiroPlace

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Candido PortinariPerson

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natureanimalsdonkeySubject

Human FiguregroupmenSubject

diverseliterary characterD. QuixoteSubject

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Study for the drawing Don Quixote Lying Down and Villagers Fighting [FCO 1226]