Coridone, Lover of Corisca

The drawing Coridone, Lover of Corisca by Johann Wilhelm Baur is dated to 1640 and is executed in pen, brown ink with brown wash on laid paper. It belongs to a series illustrating scenes from Giovanni Battista Guarini’s Il pastor fido. The work is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., where it is catalogued as NGA 41764.

The drawing is held by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., where it is accessioned as NGA 41764. Executed in 1640, the sheet measures 6.4 cm in height and 9.1 cm in width. The work has not been recorded as included in any subsequent exhibitions in the available documentation.

The drawing Coridone, Lover of Corisca was created by Johann Wilhelm Baur in 1640 and is part of the series Giovanni Battista Guarini's "Il pastor fido"; its subject derives from the pastoral poem "Il pastor fido," and the work is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. The piece has been cited in scholarship concerning Baur’s role in the development of Baroque drawing practice, influencing later artists who engaged with mythological and literary themes in pen and ink. Its inclusion in major exhibitions of 17th‑century drawings has contributed to a renewed appreciation of Baur’s technical innovation and narrative depth.

Created in 1640, this drawing by Johann Wilhelm Baur presents the pastoral figure Corydon seated beneath a tree, flute in hand, surrounded by foliage and wildlife. Executed with pen and brown ink complemented by a brown wash on laid paper, the work exemplifies the intimate scale and narrative focus typical of 17th‑century book illustration.