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Title
Indian Man with Anteater and Bird
Description
Composition in white tones, black and gray. Contour lines and watercolor touches. Composition representing It depicts with Indian, anteater and maned. To the left of the composition vertical band filled with lattice possibly the trunk of a palm tree. To the left of center, Indian figure seated in profile to the right and head forward, wearing a headdress; has marked facial features and appears to hold the on the right hand one maned that lies ahead. At his side, a profile of anteater on the left. In the background, on the right, Indian figure, suggesting a boat and probably the waters of a river suggested by sinuous lines. The composition is framed by bands in watery, in various shades of gray.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for the book Descrição verdadeira de um país..., by Hans Staden, which was never published
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
India ink penArtMediumType
India ink washArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
19.5
Width
32
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
Annotation Others
On back of frame, label from Lazzaro & Ugo framing house.
Notes
Signature not authentic.
