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Title
Mother
Description
Composition in ochre, blue, green, rose, black, and white earthy (support). Smooth and thick texture. Composition representing woman with dead child in her arms, occupying the entire stand area. Woman faces, kneeling with face in profile to the right. Your skin as well as the child is represented in shades of rose and green, accentuating the expressiveness of the composition. His face is well defined facial features - semi-long black hair combed back, straight forehead, almond-shaped eye to the right, revealing anguished expression, aquiline nose and lips parted. He is holding hands on her neck and arms flexed among which carries squalid dead child who is with the head and legs bent on the right down to the left. Woman is on the right knee and walking with bent fingers, on the left leg bent with foot serving to support the body. Ground dark ochre with the horizon at the time of the woman's arms. Blue sky with on the left circle in lighter shades, suggesting the moon.
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Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Function
Artwork Function
Small-scale color sketchArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Small-scale color sketch for the panel War [FCO 3799]
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Collection
Collection
Dimensions
Height (cm)
160
Width (cm)
110
Signature and annotation
Annotation
Signed at bottom left "PORTINARI". Undated
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