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Title
Wake
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines. It depicts coffin surrounded four candlesticks with lighted candles. The coffin is on the left diagonal to the right, facing the background; he suggests be wood and has a beveled cover. He suggests lie flat on a table covered by a cloth. To the left and on the right of the coffin four candlesticks, two on each side, they are tall and have lit candles.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Related Event
Related Document3
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration no. 31 for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Height
18.5
Width
16.5
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "Portinari 943"
