Landscape with a River Crossed by a Bridge, Lined with Spectators, Leading to a Building with an Overhanging Loggia with a Party of Onlookers
Guercino
c. 1630
Medium
Pen and iron-gall ink, with touches of brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
27.1 × 41.4 cm (10 11/16 × 16 5/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
204287
About the Artist
Guercino · 1591–1666
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 ...