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General Info
Title
Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem, Eighth Station of the Via Crucis
Description
Composition in black and white. Contour lines, parallels and shading. Scene of the Stations of the Cross, representing Jesus consoling the women of Jerusalem. In the foreground, woman kneeling with her hands on her face, facing, slightly to the left. In the background, on the left, Jesus kneels, facing to the right, carrying a cross on his left shoulder. He wears a tunic and has suggested and shaded facial features suggesting hair. In the center of the composition, a little behind the first woman, soldier standing in front, facial features suggested, right arm raised, facing left, appearing to hold a curved whip, which crosses the entire width of the support and left arm a little longer lowered. Further to the left, woman kneeling in front. On the Plain background.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
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Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting Jesus Consoles the Women of Jerusalem [FCO 2793], Eighth Station of the Via Crucis
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
1513
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
27
Width (cm)
27
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Initiated in bottom right corner "C.P.". Undated
Annotation Family
On reverse, authentication "Estudo para a Via Sacra da Pampulha, de autoria de Candido Portinari, autenticado por Maria Victoria Portinari".
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription on the paper "ART" e "ILUSTRATION BOARDS"
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