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| Guercino Lucretia early 1640s drawing Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
"... Guercino, according to our knowledge, made no use of ancient models, nor does he seem to quote works of the High Renaissance ..."
" .... unlike Caravaggio and Reni, Guercino never tried to achieve a meticulous rendering of surfaces ..."
"It is painted in that style of his, with colors and manner that always lacked a certain decorum and suitable nobility; and his figures lack attractive attitudes or well-designed draperies. Instead, he always adopted his own pure naturalism, but it was of the basest kind."
– opinions about the works of Guercino from a range of voices reprinted in Captured Emotions : Baroque Painting in Bologna, 1575-1725 (Getty Museum, 2008)
Thousands of Guercino's drawings survive. His distinctive graphic style was both popular with collectors and easy to imitate. Therefore, many early forgeries and/or copies also exist. Curators and connoisseurs claim firm attributions for the drawings gathered here.
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| Guercino Lucretia 1640 drawing Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf |
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| Guercino Woman and Child 17th century drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino Standing Draped Woman ca. 1635-45 drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino Old Man Scowling 1630s-1640s drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino St John the Evangelist Meditating on the Gospel 1645-50 drawing Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco |
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| Guercino Boy in Large Hat 1630s-1640s drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino Hercules 1641-42 drawing Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
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| Guercino Old bearded man with turban ca. 1645-50 drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino Man in profile 17th century drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino Triumph of David 1636-37 drawing Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
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| Guercino Study for Martyrdom of St Bartholomew 1635-36 drawing Princeton University Art Museum |
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| Guercino Astrological Subject 1640s drawing Museum of Fine Arts, Houston |
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| Guercino Assembly of Learned Men ca. 1625-27 drawing Los Angeles County Museum of Art |
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| Guercino Angel in flight ca. 1648 drawing Ashmolean Museum, Oxford |