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Title
Coluna Prestes Detachment
Description
Composition in yellow tones, earthy, gray, ochre, red, rose, blue, green, black and white. Smooth and thick texture. Representation of three mounted bandits amid a street with house, poles and the background mountainous region and blue sky. In the foreground, center, man riding on horse, in profile to the left. The figure wears hat appears to be leather, has the facial features marked by the shadows caused by light from the on the left and suggested beard. Wears clothes in earthy and ochre tones appearing leather, red neckerchief; has flexed and secure on the left arm by hand the bridle of the horse; It has on the left leg slightly bent with the foot on the running board. The horse is gray, is in profile to the left, is proud bearing, ears, eyes and mouth well characterized, has the reins attached to the halter, front leg bent and raised on the right and the other resting on the ground; long and fallen down tail. Side by side, two other riders forming the diagonal on the left to the right, front to the back in perspective. Riders and their horses are in the same position of the first and with the same characteristics of garments, differing only the animals, these lighter, especially the front due to incident light from the on the left. Behind them, light horse head, almost in profile to the right. To the left of the composition, home Suggested painted in ochre tones with earthy window. To the right of the house, row on the left diagonal poles to on the right, front to the back. With the same features two posts on the right. The composition seems to receive incident light from the on the left, low sun - close to the horizon, which causes a front lighting in horsemen, casting shadows, especially the legs of the animals represented in shades earthy on the ground of yellow tones. Basically, mountainous region against blue sky.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
38
Width
46
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 951"
