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Title
Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem, Eighth Station of the Via Crucis
Description
Composition in yellow, red, ochre, earthy, blue, black, orange, gray, green and white. Smooth and rough texture. Representation of Jesus, soldier and two women against plain background. In the foreground, on the right, Jesus on the left profile, full body, carrying cross resting on his on the right shoulder. Have long hair falling on the shoulders, crown of thorns around his head, face blue, with suggested beard, as well as the hands and feet. wears long robe in various shades. Cross in shades of ochre, earthy and red. On the left, two women, one after another, from the front, full body, kneeling, no defined facial features. Face and arms in shades of blue, hands on their faces. They wear clothes in dark colors, half sleeve and long skirts. Women are kneeling on rectangle in rose shades that stands out from the rest of the floor is playing in red earthy tone. In the background, on the left of center, full-length soldier, from the front, slightly tilted to the left. It has face graycale, on the left cheek represented without facial features, on the right cheek with eye, nose and mouth outlined, arms graycale raised and stretched diagonally to the right. On the right hand holds something like a whip. wears red helmet, vest skirt and short-sleeved shirt. Has legs apart looking to the left represented in blue. Yellow background, with quadrangular forms suggesting shadow around people.
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 "8”
