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Title
Jesus is Nailed to the Cross, Eleventh Station of the Via Crucis
Description
Composition in light shades of ochre, blue, rose, white and shades earthy, gray, black, red and orange. Smooth texture in the background and spatula usage in the thick white. Figures represented with significant and deliberated deformed expressions. It depicts Jesus nailing to the cross. In the center of the composition, Jesus stretched over large rose cross, in light diagonal from left to right and from top to bottom. Jesus is represented by white spatule spots and slightly contoured in brown. On the left and on the right, two kneeling figures facing back holding hammers, nailing the hands of Jesus on the cross and wearing dark clothing. Light, slightly geometrized background, standing out at the feet of Jesus. On the left, a piece of white cloth and on the right, another brown fabric. The strong contrast of light and dark tones accentuate the drama of the scene.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
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Function
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the Pampulha Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Belo Horizonte, MG. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Support and Technique
Collection
Collection
Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita por Oscar Niemeyer, em 1945Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
49
Width (cm)
49
Dimension Notes
60x60 (S)
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Inscription on reverse of support "11º o pregamento na cruz”
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "80”; handwritten label "caixa 60”.
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