Saint Roch
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown iron gall ink with brush and brown wash on cream laid paper, tipped to brown wove paper
Dimensions
Primary support, sight: 26.8 × 27.2 cm (10 9/16 × 10 3/4 in.); Secondary support, sight: 29 × 29 cm (11 7/16 × 11 7/16 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
194757
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 ...