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Title
Preparations for Saint John's Festival
Description
Composition in tones earthy, blue, gray, green, ochre, white, rose and black. Smooth texture. Outdoor It depicts with people grouped and part of a house occupying the entire area of support. In the foreground, on the floor ground, three women group around a pylon. On the right downtown, woman standing with her back, on the right arm on waist, wearing turban and gown with one shoulder and rotated. Shortly after, in the center, Profile woman bent to the right, in the position of who is grinding something in a mortar in front. wears turban and green sleeveless dress and long. At his side, on the floor, a closed chest. Between the two figures, part of a front woman carrying on his shoulder a gourd, using blue dress handles. In the background, on the left, three women standing just outlined, a back and two forward. A little behind, on the left of center, woman sitting in profile to the right with your legs bent. On the right part of the facade of a blue wall house with a balcony railings. In the background, from the left to the right: clear spots on gray background man standing in front, carrying burden on the head and three women standing, diagonally from the left to the right and back to front.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the panel Night of Saint John's Festival [FCO 4082]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
watercolorArtMediumType
gouacheArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
kraft paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
301
Height
33
Width
30.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom left "Portinari". Undated
