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Title
Jesus
Description
Composition in blue tones, white, black and ochre. Smooth texture. Figure of Christ occupying almost the entire vertical area of support, against blue background. The figure is represented standing, elongated and slightly toward the on the right. She has shoulder-length hair, wear trimmed beard and halo on her head. The on the right arm is raised with the hand flat forward and the on the left arm lying along the body. wears long robe in white with black dots blue trimmed at the waist, wrists and square neckline. The garment has a protrusion to the left, at the hips. The legs are apart and barefoot in second position. Plain background in blue.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work originally made for central panel of a folding screen, composed also of the paintings Saint Mark [FCO 2988] and Saint Francis of Assisi [FCO 2987]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Height
140
Width
35
Annotation
Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 1942"
Annotation Others
On reverse, label from Galeria Bonino. On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
