Landscape with Figures is a 1601 ink by Guercino, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a quiet riverside scene with a few people walking along the shore. The water is calm, and the bank is lined with rocks and small bushes. In the distance, a few trees and a building sit under a sky full of wispy clouds. The artist used quick, sketchy lines to suggest movement in the wind-blown branches. The paper looks old, with small spots and a yellowish tint. Next, look up cross-hatching to see how artists build up shadows with layers of lines.
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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