Artist
Guercino
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1591–1666
Guercino was a Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Early Baroque Italian painter. 98 works are cataloged here, principally at National Gallery of Art, most of them oil paintings. Guercino was born in Cento.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (8 February 1591 – 22 December 1666), better known as (il) Guercino (Italian pronunciation: ), was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical equilibrium of his later works. His many drawings are noted for their luminosity and lively style.
Works by Guercino
The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
Self-Portrait before a Painting of "Amor Fedele"
Samson Captured by the Philistines
Cardinal Francesco Cennini
Amnon and Tamar
Rest on the Flight into Egypt
Cupid spurning riches
Saint Augustine meditating on the Trinity
Abraham and Hagar
Mary Magdalene
Saint Peter freed by an Angel
The Penitent Magdalen
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