Guercino

Self-portrait with a Palette, 1624-1626

Years of life:	1591 – 1666
Artist's students:	Benedetto Gennari II, Cesare Gennari, Giulio Coralli, Giuseppe Bonati of Ferrara, Cristoforo Serra of Cesena, Father Cesare Pronti of Ferrara, Sebastiano Ghezzi, Sebastiano Bombelli, Lorenzo Bergonzoni of Bologna, Francesco Paglia of Brescia., Benedetto Zallone of Cento, Bartolomeo Caravoglia, and Matteo Loves
Art Movement:	Baroque
Painting School:	Bolognese School

Genre:	Portrait , Religious , Mythology
Country:	Italy
Century:	XVII

Real name Giovanni Francesco Barbieri Guercino, nicknamed “Guercino” means “crosseyed”. Self-taught, he worked in Bologna. He is considered one of the most important Italian painters of the seventeenth century but was neglected until recently. His best works are marked by naturalness, wonderful light effects, and coloring; he is the author of wonderful drawings. In 1621 the Bolognese Pope summoned him to Rome; he lost his spontaneity and became boringly classical.

Guercino’s major works are The Dead Christ Mourned by Two Angels, c. 1617–18 (London: National Gallery); The Woman Taken in Adultery, c. 1621 (London: Dulwich Picture Gallery); The Liberation of St. Peter by an Angel, c. 1622–23 (Madrid: Museo del Prado).

References:

Robert Cumming. Art: complete encyclopedia. – 512 p. – Moscow: Astrel, 2005.

Artworks:

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well

between 1640 and 1641

Christ and the Woman of Samaria at the Well • between 1640 and 1641
Self-portrait with a Palette

1624-1626

Self-portrait with a Palette • 1624-1626
Saint Paul

1644

Saint Paul • 1644
The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga

1650

The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga • 1650
Samson Captured by the Philistines

1619

Samson Captured by the Philistines • 1619
Personification of Astrology

1650-1655

Personification of Astrology • 1650-1655
Caritas

Caritas
Saint Cecilia as organist

1666

Saint Cecilia as organist • 1666
The virtuous Cupid

1666

The virtuous Cupid • 1666
Dying Naked Sophonisba

1630

Dying Naked Sophonisba • 1630
Saint Gregory the Great with Jesuit Saints Edit this at Wikidata

1626

Saint Gregory the Great with Jesuit Saints Edit this at Wikidata • 1626
Diana the Huntress

1658

Diana the Huntress • 1658
The Circumcision of Christ

1646

The Circumcision of Christ • 1646
Giovan Francesco Barbieri

1656

Giovan Francesco Barbieri • 1656
Saint Peter weeping for his fault

Saint Peter weeping for his fault
Samson and Delilah

1654

Samson and Delilah • 1654
Moonlight Landscape

1616

Moonlight Landscape • 1616
The Persian Sibyl

1647

The Persian Sibyl • 1647
The Return of the Prodigal Son

1654

The Return of the Prodigal Son • 1654
Landscape with Bathing Women

1621

Landscape with Bathing Women • 1621
The Ecstasy of St. Francis

The Ecstasy of St. Francis
Ecce homo

1647

Ecce homo • 1647
Hersilia Separating Romulus and Tatius

1645

Hersilia Separating Romulus and Tatius • 1645
King David

1651

King David • 1651
The Martyrdom of St Peter

between 1618 and 1619

The Martyrdom of St Peter • between 1618 and 1619
Aurora

1621

Aurora • 1621
St Peter Weeping before the Virgin

1647

St Peter Weeping before the Virgin • 1647
St Gregory the Great with Sts Ignatius and Francis Xavier

1626

St Gregory the Great with Sts Ignatius and Francis Xavier • 1626
The Flagellation of Christ

1644

The Flagellation of Christ • 1644
The Toilet of Venus

between 1622 and 1623

The Toilet of Venus • between 1622 and 1623
Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria

1620

Mystical Marriage of St Catherine of Alexandria • 1620
English: A Donor Presented to the Virgin

1616

English: A Donor Presented to the Virgin • 1616
Magdalen and Two Angels

2622

Magdalen and Two Angels • 2622
Virgin and Child with Four Saints

1651

Virgin and Child with Four Saints • 1651
Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael

1657

Abraham Casting Out Hagar and Ishmael • 1657
Saul Attacking David

1646

Saul Attacking David • 1646
Erminia Finds the Wounded Tancred

between 1618 and 1619

Erminia Finds the Wounded Tancred • between 1618 and 1619
Semiramis Called to Arms

1645

Semiramis Called to Arms • 1645
St William of Aquitaine Receiving the Cowl

1620

St William of Aquitaine Receiving the Cowl • 1620
St Romuald

between 1640 and 1641

St Romuald • between 1640 and 1641
Allegory of Painting and Sculpture

1637

Allegory of Painting and Sculpture • 1637
Martyrdom of St Catherine

1653

Martyrdom of St Catherine • 1653
The Patron Saints of Modena

1652

The Patron Saints of Modena • 1652
The Flagellation of Christ

1657

The Flagellation of Christ • 1657
St Augustine Washing the Feet of the Redeemer

St Augustine Washing the Feet of the Redeemer
Saint Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin

between 1652 and 1653

Saint Luke Displaying a Painting of the Virgin • between 1652 and 1653
St Marguerite

St Marguerite
The Vision of St Jerome

between 1619 and 1620

The Vision of St Jerome • between 1619 and 1620
Samson Captured by the Philistines

1619

Samson Captured by the Philistines • 1619
Angels Weeping over the Dead Christ

1618

Angels Weeping over the Dead Christ • 1618
Christ Crowned with Thorns

1622

Christ Crowned with Thorns • 1622
The Resurrected Christ Appears to the Virgin

1629

The Resurrected Christ Appears to the Virgin • 1629
St Anthony of Padua with the Infant Christ

1656

St Anthony of Padua with the Infant Christ • 1656
Mary Magdalene in Penitence

Mary Magdalene in Penitence
St Jerome in the Wilderness

1650

St Jerome in the Wilderness • 1650