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Title
Quartering of Felipe dos Santos
Description
Composition in White, Black and blood. Contour lines and shading. It depicts figure bound by the arms and legs, being pulled by horses. In the center foreground, women crying. Given to them, crouching man holding the rope that is tied to ground foot. In the background on the left, horse and two dogs profile to the left, as if running. The horse is with the rope wrapped the body and the other end tied to the man's arm. Behind this horse has a back man with arms raised. Further back, horse running diagonally on the left, taking the rope that is tied to the left arm of the man, wrapped the body. To the right, two horses running forward and to the bottom, followed by dogs and also has strings wrapped the body and tied to the left leg and one to the right. In the center of the composition, the man tied ends of the upper and lower members being pulled by four horses. You do not see the face of the figure who wears pants and is shirtless. In the background figures form a crowd watching the It depicts.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
StudyArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Study for the mural painting "Quartering of Felipe dos Santos" [FCO 4934]
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
1229
Height
50
Width
31
Annotation
Signed in bottom left corner "Portinari". Undated
