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Title
The Arrival of Dom João VI to Bahia
Description
Composition in tones earthy, ochre, yellow, red, orange, blue, gray, green, white and black. Smooth texture. It depicts the royal family earthying in Bahia. Cortege taking ahead D. João VI, Carlota Joaquina and Pedro being received by a noble and religious, surrounded by popular and soldiers, seeing the background blue sea with caravels and Bahia lanscape. On the left, popular grouped in a kind of dock where you can see part of a caravel aportada, the figure of a Bahian highlighting with board head watching the arrival of procession taking ahead of the royal family. The crowd joins in perspective for background. In the center of the composition, tall masts with different colors flags flying. On the right grouped crowd and little deeper, part of the city at the foot of a hill, especially a church. In the background, blue sea with three caravels diagonally from the left to the right and front to the back, next to the horizon. Blue sky with some clouds.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel The Arrival of Dom João VI to Bahia [FCO 2404]
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Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
47
Width (cm)
71
Signature and annotation
Annotation Author
Signed in dedication at bottom right "PARA O CALLADO SEU AMIGO PORTINARI”. Undated
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, label "Nº 171 A chegada de D. João VI Exposição no Pavilhão de Arte Contemporânea de Milão-Itália Col. Antonio Callado 21 de março a 21 de abril 1963”. On stretcher and on back of frame, handwritten labels "2.076/72 Antônio Callado” and "74”.
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