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Title
Jesus Falls the Second Time, Seventh Station of the Via Crucis
Description
Composition in tones rose, earthy, ochre, orange, yellow, gray, blue and white. Smooth texture and marked brushstrokes. It depicts Jesus falling for the second time, being helped by one person and having in front a woman in despair. In the foreground, the center, Jesus, in profile to the left, kneeling and with curved trunk forward. wears yellow tunic and carries the cross resting on his on the right shoulder. On the left, in front of Jesus, woman kneeling in profile to the right. wears dressed in orange hue, has the dark, long hair, standing with arms raised up suggesting despair attitude and feet represented in blue. In the background, on the right, front trunk inclined to figure down suggesting be helping Jesus carry the cross. On the third level, the center, the front soldier with body covered by the cross; has the on the right arm raised in whose hand holds a whip. Background with geometrical areas in shades of gray-blue ground and also geometrized in shades of rose and red earthy.
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.
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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 "7”
