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EMPTY LABEL
Title
Three Scenes
Description
Composition in blue tones, white, earthy, red, green, ochre, yellow, blue, black, gray and violet. Smooth texture. Support in blue tone with three medallions distributed symmetrically vertically. Each medallion represents a It depicts and is finished off by a plain white border. From top to bottom we see: a) It depicts inside a church looking to the altar background of Our Lady of Aparecida with two lighted candles. In the foreground, back woman, kneeling, facing the altar. In the background, to the left, two boys profile to the right, also on his knees and on the right, another boy, kneeling, in profile to the left. Ground in earthy tone. B) It depicts inside a church, and the altar background Our Lady of Aparecida blue robe. In the foreground, on the left, black figure, kneeling slave, 3/4 rear-facing, wears white trousers rolled up to just below the knees. It has caught up arms, wrists, a cuff which overhangs part of a shattered current. On the right, white man figure suggesting that a foreman. wear white outfit with black boots high-tops. He is standing in profile to the left with the body leaning forward, secure in his on the left hand and a hat with the on the right hand the other part of the slave busted chain. Floor shade of red with green carpet near the altar. C) Man mounted on white horse, profile to the right, suggesting be entering a church. The horse is with the on the left paw in the air and the front on the right supported on the first step of what would be the level of the church. Background in blue tone suggesting night.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event
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Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed as top section of the tryptic Our Lady of Aparecida, for the Church of Lord Jesus of the Cane, Batatais, SP.
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Igreja do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cana Verde doada pela comissão de obras da Igreja, que a adquiriu do artista, sob encomenda, em 1952Collection
Height
119
Width
34
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
