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Title
Portrait of Regina de Aboim Polland
Description
Composition in tones earthy, ochre, blue, gray, rose, orange, green, lilac, red, yellow, white and black. Smooth texture. Portrait of girl half-body and the bottom part of a frame and It depictsry. The girl is turned slightly to the left, is blond, has a round face, curly hair covering the ears and a curl on his forehead, large, dark eyes, small nose, full lips parted outlining a slight smile. The complexion is clear, with rosy cheeks. Has folded hands holding his chest a rag doll who is lying with his head to the left and to the right foot. wear kind of sweater with rounded neck on the shoulders and sleeves. Earthy background looking up at the top, on the left, a frame with frame grooves representing a knight in armor riding a horse caparisoned walking on the right on lanscape with moon and on the right, deserted lanscape cut by curved road skirting part of a hill, looking up another hill on the horizon against blue sky with some white clouds.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About Person
Regina de Aboim PollandPerson
Related Event
Related Document4
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Notes Collection
The portrait was commissioned by the sitter's mother, Dona Amélia, after her daughter's death. The artist based the portrait on a photograph, and knowing Regina loved fairy tales and stories of knights on horseback, he used his imagination to compose the background.
Height
55
Width
46
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 58"
Annotation Others
On stretcher, inscription "Portinari – moldura Nº 8B”.
