Two Groups of Figures in a Landscape
Guercino
n.d.
Medium
Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto ivory laid paper
Dimensions
17.5 × 28 cm (6 15/16 × 11 1/16 in.)
Classification
pen and ink drawings
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
116097
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 ...