Coleção: Guercino

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, best known as Guercino, or il Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical balance of his later works.

Born: February 8, 1591, Cento, Italy
Died: December 22, 1666, Bologna, Italy
On view: Rijksmuseum, Capitoline Museums
Period: Baroque
Nationality: Italian
Full name: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Known for: Painting, Drawing