Oil painting depicting a bird's-eye view of a Brazilian Festival of Saint John celebration, with figures in traditional dress scattered across a dominant pink plaza, wooden structures, and architectural elements rendered in loose, expressive…

Festival of Saint John by Candido Portinari

Festival of Saint John by Candido Portinari portraits the brazillian culture in ´´Festa de São João´´. The piece was made in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil using oil paint

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Credit

Creator: João Candido Portinari
Rights: João Candido Portinari
Year: 1958
Found via: portinari.org.br

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September 22, 2026

Traits

Palette & Light

EarthToneEarth & Ochre

Saturated clay, ochre, olive, and oxidised red — pigment-derived hues at full strength, drawn from earth and paint rather than from screen colour.

Medium

PaintWorkPainting

A painting shown as the work itself — pigment on canvas, panel, board or paper, photographed flat or hung, where the hand and the surface are the point rather than the raw material of a poster, cover or spread.

Subject

FigureWorkHuman Figure

The body as primary subject — portraiture, fashion figure, and the crowd.

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