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Title
Catechesis
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines and colored areas. Composition representing two catechists priests near group of figures, against the background of irregular areas, pestle and Building suggestion. In the foreground, on the left, priest sitting in profile to the right, with deliberate deformation of the head. Has a beard, wears cassock and is barefoot. To the right, on the floor, gourd. In the background, several figures in various positions sitting on the floor, some suggesting that women with one child safe in her lap. Among this group, priest standing in front with child sitting on his on the right arm. In the background, suggesting uneven areas overlap plans by looking up the center lines defining arches perhaps a building and on the right pylon.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study, not used, for the mural painting Singing School [FCO 1761]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
India ink brushArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
DN Number
549
Height
18.5
Width
13
Dimension Notes
formato: irregular
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Nº 917 Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "DN 549”.
