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Title
Saint Mark
Description
Composition in tones earthy, white, black, green and blue. Smooth texture, scraped effects and outline in black lines. Composition representing St. Mark, with book in hand, occupying almost the entire support area against background stoned in shades reddish earthy. The figure has represented the skin in shades of light green-gray, is slender, is standing, facing slightly toward the on the right. It wears tunic in shades earthy with draping marked by scraping the pigment. It has long face, very full and long dark hair, wrinkles on the forehead, straight eyebrows, big eyes wide apart and slightly turned to the left, straight nose and long, closed lips, beard, mustache and long neck. Has the on the left arm along the body and the folded on the right holding in her hand a blue cover book with the inscription: "SAN MARCOS"; on the left leg slightly bent and bare feet.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Document
Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work originally made for left panel of a folding screen, composed also of the paintings Jesus [FCO 1444] and Saint Francis of Assisi [FCO 2987]
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
temperaArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
48
Height
140
Width
35
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated in top right corner "PORTINARI 1942"
Annotation Others
On back of frame, inscription "SÃO MARCO”.
