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Title
Saint John the Baptist
Description
Composition in green tones, earthy, rose, black, purple and yellow. Fine lines, shaded and shaved. About undergrowth, shepherd and sheep in the center of the composition. On the left, pastor standing, facing, holding a tall staff, supported on the ground to the left and stroking the snout of a white sheep standing on the right. Man has long face, short and curly hair, facial features represented. It wears short tunic in earthy tones with ruffled drape across your body and strappy sandals. On the right, surrounded by a tuft of vegetation, white sheep, in profile to the left with his head raised toward the hand of the pastor in front.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
colored pencilArtMediumType
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
23.5
Width
20.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation Author
Signed and dated in dedication at bottom left "Para Cristiane no dia de seu batisa[do] [sic] com os melhores votos de seu amigo PORTIN[ARI] 11 de setembro de 1959”
Annotation Others
On reverse, adhesive tape from Casa Montmartre Jorge. On back of frame, inscription "101/69 HUMBERTO FRANCESCHI”.
