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Title
Discovery of the Land
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, parallel and dashed and the whole composition is overlaid by soft box to expansion. Discovery It depicts Brazil represented by a group of naked indigenous suggest that being on a beach watching the progress to earthy three caravels. In the foreground, on the left of center, back Indian crouched with arms folded and raised; more to the right, you see the rest of the ten figures group, nine adults and one child. Adults are very close together and are in profile to the left or almost. Some hold long sticks vertically and two of them have the stretched on the right arm pointing in the direction of the caravels in the sea. The little Indian faces, a little behind the group, has the on the right arm folded suggesting be with his finger in the mouth and the on the left is also folded up but, seeing if his wrist being held by an adult indigenous. The caravels are queued in perspective for background, seeing himself on his Latin enfumadas candles representing the Maltese Cross.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event8
Related Document9
Artwork Function
Small-scale cartoonArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale cartoon for the panel Discovery of the Land [FCO 2551]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
tracing paperArtworkSurfaceType
Preservation Number
Obra tombada sob o nº 2866.
Collection
Height
32.5
Width
24.5
Annotation
Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari". Undated
Annotation Author
Inscription at bottom right "DESCOBRIMENTO”
Annotation Family
At bottom edge, inscriptions by Maria Portinari "Desenho de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari” and "Nº 622”.
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "TOMBO 2866”.
