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| Guercino Angel in flight ca. 1648 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford possesses a large collection of drawings by Guercino (1591-1666) produced during his years as a leading painter in baroque Rome and Bologna. With difficulty I have narrowed down the choice here to a mere dozen. They were selected impulsively, for their grace and oddness.
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| Guercino Youth seated, turned away ca. 1535-50 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Woman seated 17th century Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino God the Father instructing a dove ca. 1648 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Kneeling youth with tall hat ca. 1635-50 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Standing figure with stick 17th century Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino St. Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary 1630 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Venus, Adonis & Cupid in a landscape ca. 1618-19 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Young David 1636 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Old Man on the floor ca. 1619-20 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Studies for a beardless prophet 1626 Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |
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| Guercino Landscape with cliffs along the sea and a distant fortress 1640s Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |