War and Peace (Portinari)
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War and Peace is a mural diptych by Brazilian painter Candido Portinari, created between 1952 and 1956 and presented by the Brazilian government to the United Nations in 1957. The two panels occupy op
War and Peace murals by Candido Portinari, at the United Nations
The panels at United Nations Headquarters
The panels during an exhibition
Gustavo Capanema Palace
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The Gustavo Capanema Palace, also known architecturally as the Ministry of Education and Health Building, is a government office building in downtown Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. As the first modernist pro
War and Peace (Portinari)
…do Rio de Janeiro. More than 44,000 people visited the exhibition. The restoration took place over four months in a studio open to the public at the Gustavo Capanema Palace, then the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture. More than 6,000 people observed the work there. The War and Peace Project, organized by Projeto…
Southern façade
Adjustable brises-soleil (sun-shades) on glass façade.
Pilotis (pillars) and modernist azulejo mural, south view of main entrance.
Le Corbusier