FCO-2771 - Saint Cecilia [Executed to] | Artwork

General Info

Title

Saint Cecilia

Description

Composition in tones earthy, ochre, gray, blue, green, rose, red and black. Smooth texture. It depicts Santa Cecilia lying on the ground, occupying the entire width of the support, with flowers, musical staff and sword. Santa Cecilia is dead, lying on the floor, his head on the right profile; legs on the left, with half of the body facing side and supported on the left thigh. The knees are slightly bent, on the right leg over the on the left and bare feet. Has long dark hair with white, thin halo above the face, eyes and lips closed and delicate nose. Behind the nape on the ground see the smear of blood that trickled down. wear light clothing, long sleeve dark auctioned by bias with flower at the neckline and skirt with floral motifs bar. It is seen wide green palm diagonally on the body through the chest and leaning on his on the right side. His on the right arm is on the back and the on the left over the body. Santa Cecilia seems to be draped over porch, or step, seeing in the bid below - decorated with geometric motifs, suggesting Greek - on the left, lyre and musical score and center, dirty sword blood. Throughout the bottom margin of the composition is no spread flowers suggesting parts of bouquets that would be placed in the lower plane.

Location Created

BrazilSão PauloBrodowskiPlace

Author

Candido PortinariPerson

About

Themes

religioussaintsSaint CeciliaSubject

Human FigurewomanSubject

Function

Artwork Function

Executed toArtworkFunctionType

Artwork Function Description

This work was originally made for the mother church in Brodowski, the one where, in 1918, Portinari was first exposed to painting, executing the stars for the churchs altar. Later, the work was transferred to the Seminário Arquidiocesano Maria Imaculada, also in Brodowski.