Candido Portinari 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 in 1962
Study for Discovery of the Land mural at the United States Library of Congress
A 1989 Brazilian banknote featuring Portinari on both sides
War and Peace (Portinari)
War and Peace are two paintings made by Brazilian painter Candido Portinari between 1952 and 1956. They are 14.32 metres (47.0 ft) tall and 10.66 metres (35.0 ft) large each. They were painted for permanent exhibition in the United Nations General Assembly Building at the United Nations headquarters in New York, as a gift from the Brazilian government.
War and Peace (Portinari)