1647
oil
From the collection of Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden
Dominant colour
Dorinda, Silvio and Linco is a 1647 oil by Guercino, a Early Baroque Italian work, depicting Aeneas, held at Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden.
This painting depicts three figures in a landscape. On the left, a man kneels, holding a bow and reaching out to an older man sitting on a rock. The older man wears a hat and a robe, with his right hand raised in a gesture of caution or warning. To his right, a woman sits, her head resting on his shoulder. She wears a flowing dress and has her arms wrapped around the older man's waist. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees and rocks, with a cloudy sky above. The figures are rendered in warm, earthy tones, with the woman's dress and the older man's robe standing out in shades of white and brown. The overall mood of the painting is one of quiet contemplation, with the figures lost in thought. For more on the use of chiaroscuro in this painting, look up the technique.
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.
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