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Title
The Holy Family
Description
Composition in tones rose, blue, earthy, yellow, ochre and red. Smooth texture. Contoured lines painting by graphite and shaded giving matting effect. Child Jesus between St. Joseph and Our Lady occupying almost the entire area of the composition. The three figures are standing side by side and front, without representation of facial features. From the left to the right: St. Joseph wearing yellow robe and red cloak, has halo over his head, long hair and blue feet on display; Baby Jesus wears ochre robe, and has curly short hair outlined by yellow and blue halo feet; Our Lady wearing white robe covering their feet and blue cloak over his head, long fed up drape folded revealing the yellow lining. Floor with geometric areas in shades and red rose and bottom, plain blue sky to the horizon.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel The Holy Family [FCO 2777]
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Dimensions
Height (cm)
19
Width (cm)
21
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On reverse, label from Costa Ribeiro e Cia. framing house.
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