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Title
Burning the Judas Effigy
Description
Composition in dark shades of earthy, blue, gray, black and white tone. Smooth texture ,. Slightly thicker in the figures and marked strokes. Composition representing various figures holding sticks, beating out a suspended judas in the air, occupying the central area of the composition against the floor in shades earthy, sky blue tones, and moon in the upper corner. The judas occupies the central upper area of the composition, and floats in the air due to strokes, is a puppet, with suggested semi-long hair and red tie indicated. Have bulging eyes, big nose suggested, and thick lips parted. The body is represented by mol drapery, gray and earthy tones, marked by red dots; It is with open arms and legs apart, sustained by the staff of one of the fitness buffs. The fitness buffs wear light clothing, with dark shadows. The on the left is almost opposite, has the on the right arm raised and wields bat with his on the left hand. The center is more to the front, back, and with his on the left arm wields the stick that holds Judas's legs. The on the right is almost in profile to the left, with both arms raised holding the angled bat. The other fitness buffs are only suggested, one on the left, running toward the judas and two, on the right smack deeper, running in the direction of others. The floor is in dark tones earthy, seeing himself boulders in the central area, gourd on the left corner and bauzinho suggestion tinplate, on the right. The sky is represented in blue tones, almost white near the horizon and darkening toward the top edge of the composition, suggesting the night sky. It is seen in the upper on the left corner moon in gray tones and the on the right of the scarecrow, the constellation of the Three Marias.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event5
Related Document18
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
oilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
canvasArtworkSurfaceType
Height
80
Width
100
Annotation
Signed and dated in bottom left corner "PORTINARI 1940"
Annotation Exhibition
On stretcher, label "Museu Nacional de Belas Artes Rio de Janeiro Exposição Portinari dez anos de Morte [torn] 1972”.
