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General Info
Title
The Crosses
Description
Composition in black, gray and white. Dashed parallel shaded, some boundary lines and scraped. It depicts woman carrying child on his back and walking through the field of crosses, revealing desolation. In the foreground, center, walking woman in profile to the left, with child wrapped in black cloth on his back and wearing a large coat. Around the figures, high and low crosses driven into the ground.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
About
Themes
Function
Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the painting The Crosses [FCO 3365]
Support and Technique
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
India ink penArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height
25.4
Width
18.5
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Relations
Related Document5
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