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Holy Family with an Angel Who Offers Fruit to the Christ Child: Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barbieri da Cento detto il Guernico

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Holy Family with an Angel Who Offers Fruit to the Christ Child: Raccolta di alcuni disegni del Barbieri da Cento detto il Guernico

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) | Francesco Bartolozzi

1764

Medium

Etching with red and black ink

Tags

Fruit Holy Family Saint Joseph Angels Christ Virgin Mary

Dimensions

Sheet: 14 15/16 x 20 3/8 in. (37.9 x 51.7 cm) Plate: 11 1/4 x 15 13/16 in. (28.5 x 40.1 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

1591–1666 • Papal States

Son of a laborer who transported wood. He was called Guercino (squinter), because he was cross-eyed or had a squint in his right eye. Reputedly self-taught early, then an apprentice in the shop of Benedetto Gennari. Patrons included the papal legate at Ferrara and the Archbishop of Bologna. He developed a classical style later in his career. After the death of Guido Reni, Guercino was the leading artist in Bologna. He is also known as a brilliant draftsman.

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