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Candido Portinari

1903 - 1962

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Candido Portinari (December 29, 1903 – February 6, 1962) was a Brazilian painter. He is considered one of the most important Brazilian painters as well as a prominent and influential practitioner of the neo-realism style in painting. Portinari painted more than five thousand canvases, from small sketches to monumental works such as the Guerra e Paz panels, which were donated to the United Nations Headquarters in 1956. Portinari developed a social preoccupation throughout his oeuvre and maintained an active life in the Brazilian cultural and political worlds. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Candido Portinari is the 1,173rd most popular painter (down from 903rd in 2019), the 280th most popular biography from Brazil (down from 200th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Brazilian Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Candido Portinari ranks 1,173 out of 2,023. Before him are Emile Claus, Mykola Pymonenko, Zoran Mušič, Simon Marmion, Raimundo de Madrazo y Garreta, and Arnold Houbraken. After him are Louis-Jean-François Lagrenée, Guariento di Arpo, Jacques-Émile Blanche, Giovanni Battista Crespi, Maso di Banco, and Mariam Aslamazian.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1903, Candido Portinari ranks 160. Before him are André Maschinot, Fumiko Hayashi, Rafael Paasio, Matvey Blanter, Hans Litten, and Issa Pliyev. After him are Bertrand de Jouvenel, Vincent Richards, Rensis Likert, Bix Beiderbecke, Guillermo Subiabre, and Hans Hedtoft. Among people deceased in 1962, Candido Portinari ranks 105. Before him are Max Vasmer, Karl Rapp, György Orth, Charles Galton Darwin, Luigi Carnera, and Paavo Aaltonen. After him are Richard Herrmann, Hermann Muhs, Pierre Benoit, Philippe Cattiau, Franz Kaiser, and Sylvia Beach.

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In Brazil

Among people born in Brazil, Candido Portinari ranks 280 out of 2,236. Before him are Antony (2000), Casemiro (1992), Bruno Senna (1983), Flávio Costa (1906), Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902), and Felipe Melo (1983). After him are Zilda Arns (1934), Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (1841), Márcio Amoroso (1974), Oreco (1932), Lampião (1897), and Tim (1915).

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Among PAINTERS In Brazil

Among painters born in Brazil, Candido Portinari ranks 4. Before him are Tarsila do Amaral (1886), Pedro Américo (1843), and José Ferraz de Almeida Júnior (1850). After him are Lygia Clark (1920), Anita Malfatti (1889), Victor Meirelles (1832), Carlos Latuff (1968), Antônio Parreiras (1860), and Georgina de Albuquerque (1885).

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