General Info
Title
Icarus and Prometheus
Description
Composition in tones earthy, ochre, green, gray, white, rose, red and black. Smooth texture with marked brushstrokes. Prometheus is chained to a rock in the Caucasus mountain, about to undergo the daily ordeal of having liver eaten by a bird being released by Hercules. On the left, Hercules standing back to back, 3/4 facing right, curved, dropping the chain holding the on the right arm of Prometheus who is chained to the front, to the right of the composition. The figure is stretched out on a rock with head turned to the left, looking Hercules drop the chain of his on the right arm. On the left arm has loose, resting on its belly and feet shackled. It has the naked torso and on the legs, a white cloth where you see part of the bloody liver. The figures are represented by marked strokes and areas of awkward shadows. Facial features just mentioned. In the top on the right, Big Bird flying. Basically, with bluish sky and gray areas and ochre tones near the horizon.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
General Info
Portinari did this work during his studies at the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes / ENBA
Support and Technique
Authenticity
Certificate
483
Collection
Previous Collection
Palácio dos LeilõesCollection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
40
Width (cm)
51
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right "C. PORTINARI 920"
Relations
Related Document3
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