FCO-3289

Saint CeciliaSmall-scale color sketch

[1954]

code

FCO-3289

CR Number

3253

dimensions

19 x 15 cm

Art Form

Painting

Art Medium

oil

Artwork Surface

plywood
Mentions

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Saint Cecilia
Description
Composition in blue tones, red, orange, yellow, earthy, ochre and gray. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. Group five figures side by side facing in geometrized composition. Figures have defined facial features and wear long robes in geometrized colorful. In the center, Santa Cecilia wearing yellow robe and red cloak coming out from his shoulder; on the left and on the right, the two figures wearing robes in orange tones. Immediately behind Santa Cecilia, two heads of figures wearing blue tunic. On the floor in ochre tones and earthy on the left, a tambourine and on the right, a triangle. Blue smooth light background with hint of mountains on the horizon.
Related Event
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Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel “Saint Cecilia” [FCO 1481]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
plywoodArtworkSurfaceType
Height
19
Width
15
Annotation
Signed at bottom left "PORTINARI". Undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, metal plate from Galeria Nova Rembrandt Molduras.

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