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Title
Shepherd
Description
Composition in bright colors of ochre, blue, orange, red, gray, rose and green. Smooth texture. Figure of a shepherd lying on the floor with sheep at his side and treeless lanscape in the background. The boy is lying diagonally from the left to the right and from top to bottom, with the head turned to the left resting on a mound. On the right hand over the on the left chest and forehead, with the arm raised and folded; leg stretched on the right and on the left folded, with the sole of the foot on the floor. Wears orange shirt and red pants rolled up to his shins. Sheep is on the right profile to the left, lying on the paws and muzzle has over the boy's chest. The clothing of the shepherd and the sheep of the body are represented by visible brush strokes. In the upper on the left corner of the front to the back, we see a nearly four strands of wire. Ground ochre giving idea of sandy ground and bright blue sky with representation of half green moon, a little on the right of center. Shadows of the legs of the shepherd and the sheep's body designed on the right.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Art Form
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Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
73
Previous Collection
Height
46
Width
54.5
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "PORTINARI 54"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label from Artefact framing house.
