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Title
The Power and the Glory
Description
Composition in green tones, rose, white, orange, yellow, blue, and black earthy. Smooth texture. Inside representation of a room with man and dog in geometrized composition. In the foreground, back man giving a stride and with open arms. It has suggested hair and beard and wear clothes in green tones. At the top, on the right of center, facing with the grayish white dog, eyes, ears and muzzle represented. On the left paw, holds a paper written wrapped by red ribbon. On the right corner shapes that resemble bottles together in the center highlighting an ear of corn. Further back, in the center, table suggestion bottles together. In the top on the left corner window looking up foreign vegetation. Background composed of large areas in different colors which interfere in FIGS.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Document
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration, not used, for the novel La Puissance et la gloire, by Graham Greene
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
woodArtworkSurfaceType
Previous Collection
Bolsa de Arte do Rio de JaneiroCollection
Height
29
Width
22.5
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI Rio 59"
