page_title: Guercino
hierarchical_section_title: Guercino
caption_attribution_description: Self-portrait. Oil on canvas, 641 x 521 mm (25 1/4 x 20 1/2"). Private Collection, courtesy Richard L. Feigen &amp; Co. Sydney only.
context_page_description: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better 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 equilibrium of his later works. His many drawings are noted for their luminosity and lively style.
context_section_description: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (February 8, 1591 – December 22, 1666), better known as Guercino, or il Guercino [ɡwerˈtʃiːno], 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 equilibrium of his later works. His many drawings are noted for their luminosity and lively style.
caption: Self portrait, c. 1635
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