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Title
Jesus is Laid in the Tomb, Fourteenth Station of the Via Crucis
Description
Composition in light shades of ochre, green, gray, rose and white and earthy and black tones. Smooth texture in the background and thick the right arm is of Jesus. Figures represented with significant and deliberated deformed expressions. It depicts Jesus being laid in the tomb, flanked by four apostles. In the center, Jesus' body lying over a shroud, head to the left and feet to the right at the graveside. Next to the body of Jesus, from left to right: man bent profile to right, holding Jesus by the armpits; a man facing forward, head turned to the left; man bent forward and man facing forward, head turned to the left, holding the shroud on the edge of the grave. They all wear dark tunics. Greenish background with geometrical ochre areas near the figures. The strong contrast of light and dark tones accentuate the drama of the scene. .
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event5
Related Document20
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.
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Composition is outlined by a painted white strip.
Collection
Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita por Oscar Niemeyer, em 1945Collection
Height
49
Width
49
Dimension Notes
60x60 (S)
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Inscription on reverse of support "14ª Jesus no Sepulcro”
Annotation Exhibition
On reverse, label from the Bienal at the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "80”.
