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Title
Jesus Carries the Cross on His Back, Second Station of the Via Crucis
Description
Composition in gray, ochre, earthy, white, blue, rose and yellow. Smooth texture with some marked brushstrokes. It depicts Jesus raising the cross being helped by one person and two soldiers with whips up threatening to flog him. In the foreground, the center, Jesus in profile standing to the right, walking. wears tunic in gray tone and loads large cross that rests on his on the left shoulder. On the left, behind the cross, figure almost facing downward sloping, suggesting be trying to suspend the cross to relieve the weight on the shoulder of Jesus. In the background, on the left, soldier from the front part of the body covered by the cross that Jesus carries. It has the on the right arm raised and holding the hand a whip. On the right, another soldier, this 3/4 rear-facing, using short tunic, suggesting that leather. It also raised the on the right arm and holds a whip. Background light gray tone and floor with geometrical areas in shades of gray and rose. The skin of all the figures is gray, and Jesus' feet and legs of the soldier on the right are in gray-blue tone.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
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Artwork Function Description
Work executed to decorate the Church of Lord Jesus of the Cane, Batatais, SP.
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Igreja do Senhor Bom Jesus da Cana Verde doada por particulares, que a adquiriram do artista, sob encomenda, em 1953. Portinari foi responsável por metade da doaçãoCollection
Height
61
Width
50
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Author
Inscription on reverse of support "2”
