General Info
Title
Marcela
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines tangled and points. It depicts kneeling woman occupying almost the entire area of the composition. Woman is 3/4 toward the on the right, has her head tilted back, she suggests having round face which is divided in half by lines that define the projection of a profile. The hair is curly, the narrow forehead, round eyes very wide facing the high nose defined by the profile line, narrow lips, fleshy, and closed, rounded chin and thick neck. wears dress with fallen handle on the right arm leaving the bare neck and her on the left breast suggesting be out. The arms are folded but the on the right is up with next hand to her neck and fell on the right in her lap. The figure is kneeling on the right leg, seeing himself on the left also bent but with the knee up and have bare feet. Background Lines suggesting wall.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Original illustration, on a loose page, for the book Memorias posthumas de Braz Cubas, by Machado de Assis
Support and Technique
Engrave
Matrix Description
Plate made of copper, 28 x 19 cm.
Dimensions
Height (cm)
27.6
Width (cm)
18.9
Dimension Notes
40x30 (S)
Relations
Related Document12
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