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Saint with Angel and Putto

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

n.d.

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and dark brown ink, over leadpoint.

Tags

Putti Saints Angels

Dimensions

sheet: 9 15/16 x 8 1/8 in. (25.2 x 20.6 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1880

Classification

Drawings

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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