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Title
Four Horsemen
Description
Composition in gray tones, earthy, ochre, blue, orange, rose and black. Smooth texture, color solid areas and apparent support. Representation four riders mounted side by side against background intersected by geometric areas. The horses are turned to the right, diagonally across the composition to the bottom. In the foreground, the animal occupies more than half of the composition has raised his head as well as the on the left leg, body and mottled gray ochre apparent support, and covered with blue cloth attached by horizontal strip. The rider mounted on the animal has the head facing forward, represented facial features, beard and stretched on the right arm, pointed to the front of the animal. Wears clothes with areas in orange tones, sort of hood over his head and gray boots tied by strips. In the background, another partially obscured by the first rider, shown in pastels. On the right half of the support, two riders mounted in the same position, wherein the first animal is upside down and the latter upwards. Geometric areas in gray and earthy intersect the composition.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Document
Artwork Function
IllustrationArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Illustration for volume 2 of the book História e tradições da cidade de São Paulo, by Ernani Silva Bruno
Art Form
PaintingArtFormType
Art Medium
gouacheArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
brown cardboardArtworkSurfaceType
Height
31.5
Width
41.5
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom right edge "PORTINARI 1953"
Annotation Others
On reverse, inscription "096”.
