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Title
Burial
Description
Composition in blue tones, earthy, ochre, green, red, gray, black and rose. Smooth, rough, thick texture. Burial It depicts representation, with four men carrying the coffin, having to Brodowski lanscape background and moon sky with St. George in the center. In the foreground, four profile men on the left walking and holding the corners blue coffin. Men are represented similarly. All have small brimmed hat on his head, skin predominantly red tone without represented facial features, colored shirts and pants and feet represented in red and green tones. They have one of the arms along the body while the other holds the coffin, legs apart being the most advanced on the rights that the on the left. Floor ground dark tone. In the background, on the left, Saint Anthony chapel and tall and thin trees. On the right, house, tall trees, church with two side towers and a central, bigger, a house and tall trees suggesting a forest. Sky "degrade" from white to medium gray-blue, seeing himself on the right representation of the full moon is seeing in St. George mounted on white horse, profile on the left with dragon Suggested lying on the ground being trampled by the horse.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
Related Document19
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
plywoodArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1207
Collection
Height
24.5
Width
33.5
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom right corner "PORTINARI 59"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "Doado ao Museu de Olinda por Sr. e Sra. Leão Gondim de Oliveira”.
