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title: "Dragons: Chico da Silva, Brazilian painter"
description: "Dragons by Chico da Silva and the Pirambu School, in gouache and acrylic. Works in the João Cunha Collection, Fortaleza, each one in high resolution."
canonical: https://chicodasilva.org/en/motifs/dragons/
lang: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
translations:
  en: https://chicodasilva.org/en/motifs/dragons/
  es: https://chicodasilva.org/es/motivos/dragones/
  fr: https://chicodasilva.org/fr/motifs/dragons/
  pt: https://chicodasilva.org/pt/motivos/dragoes/
  ar: https://chicodasilva.org/ar/%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B6%D9%88%D8%B9%D8%A7%D8%AA/%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%8A%D9%86/
  zh-Hans: https://chicodasilva.cn/%E4%B8%BB%E9%A2%98/%E9%BE%99/
---

# Dragons

-   [![A horned dragon with a scaled tail, beneath a branch where two striped snakes coil. Dragon and Serpent, Chico da Silva, 1973, acrylic on paper.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-075/chico-da-silva-dragon-and-serpent-1973-acrylic-on-paper-hardboard-70x100cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-075-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon and Serpent Chico da Silva, 1973](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-and-serpent-1973-075/)
-   [![Two confronting horned dragons with scaly bodies, fanned fins and gaping toothy jaws on a yellow ground. Dragons, Chico da Silva, 1971, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-016/chico-da-silva-dragons-1971-acrylic-on-canvas-64x80cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-016-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragons Chico da Silva, 1971](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragons-1971-016/)
-   [![Two large ornate birds with fanned tails and many small creatures against a yellow ground. Dragon Birds and Insects, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2004, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-043/chico-da-silva-by-baba-dragon-birds-and-insects-2004-acrylic-on-canvas-69x99cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-043-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon Birds and Insects Chico da Silva by Babá, 2004](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-birds-and-insects-2004-043/)
-   [![A large scaled dragon with a long spotted tail against a yellow ground. Dragon Birds Fish and Snake, Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-045/chico-da-silva-by-baba-dragon-birds-fish-and-snake-2006-acrylic-on-canvas-74x99cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-045-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon Birds Fish and Snake Chico da Silva by Babá, 2006](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-birds-fish-and-snake-2006-045/)
-   [![A bearded gray-haired man among flying birds confronting a large green dragon on a yellow ground. Dragon Birds and Man, Chico da Silva by Claudionor, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-067/chico-da-silva-by-claudionor-dragon-birds-and-man-undated-acrylic-on-canvas-60x90cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-067-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon Birds and Man Chico da Silva by Claudionor](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-birds-and-man-067/)
-   [![A large toothed fish with a crested head, flanked by two smaller fish on a yellow ground. Dragon Fish, Garcia, 2024, acrylic on canvas.](https://img.chicodasilva.org/jcc-079/garcia-dragon-fish-2024-acrylic-on-canvas-50x70cm-joao-cunha-collection-jcc-079-chicodasilva.org-640.jpg)Dragon Fish Garcia, 2024](https://chicodasilva.org/en/paintings/dragon-fish-2024-079/)