FCO-2712

Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the CrossStudy

[1944]

code

FCO-2712

CR Number

2307

dimensions

24 x 24 cm

Art Form

Drawing

Art Medium

lead pencilsanguinecolored pencil

Artwork Surface

paper
Mentions
Is Part Of

EMPTY LABEL

Title
Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross
Description
Composition in black tones, white, red ochre, blue and rose. Contour lines, dashed parallel shading and scrapes. Simon of Cyrene It depicts helping Jesus carry the cross. In the foreground, on the right, Jesus standing, facing to the face in profile to the left, carrying the cross on the left shoulder. It has around the circular light golden head, wears long tunic and sandal straps. Huge cross through the composition diagonally. In the center, behind the cross Simon Cyrenean standing facing, slightly curved holding the vertical cross beam. In the background, on the left, front woman carrying a child on her lap and the center part of five grouped. On their faces, feet and hands of the figures, colored areas in red or rose ochre. Shaved areas on the design accentuate the chiaroscuro of the composition.
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting “Simon of Cyrene Helps Jesus Carry the Cross” [FCO 2484], Fifth Station of the Via Crucis
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
sanguineArtMediumType
colored pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Tambo GalleryCollection
Dan GaleriaCollection
Petite Galerie adquiridaCollection
Height
24
Width
24
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed at bottom right "Portinari". Initialed at bottom left "C.P.". Undated
Annotation Author
Inscription in top left corner "5”

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