Guercino Amnon & Tamar 1649-50 |
Guercino Amnon & Tamar 1649 |
Paintings and drawings from the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC made by the most idealistic and expressive of 17th century Italian artists, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, 1591-1666).
Guercino Joseph & Potiphar's Wife 1649 |
Guercino Figure Stsudy 17th century |
Guercino Return of the Prodigal Son c. 1640 |
Guercino Cardinal Francesco Cennini 1625 |
Guercino Madonna & Child with Escaped Goldfinch 1630s |
Guercino Rest on the Flight into Egypt c. 1626 |
The Guercino self-portrait below was only identified as such in 2005, shortly before its purchase by the National Gallery. According to the patchy information available online, the picture was donated to a charity auction in New England in 2004 as an unknown work by an unknown artist, then passed with lightning speed through the hands of several dealers (back and forth across the Atlantic) before reaching a major museum.
Guercino Self-portrait before a painting of Amor Fidele 1655 |
after Guercino Death of Sapphira 17th century |
Guercino Landscape with Taming of Horse 1620s |
Guercino Landscape with Waterfall 17th century |
Guercino Angel of the Annunciation c. 1638-39 |
Guercino Erminia c. 1648 |
Guercino Shepherds Peering into Chasm 1620s |