Monday, September 2, 2019

Guercino's Book of the Principles of Drawing (1619)

Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Allegory of Painting
Book of the Principles of Drawing
(frontispiece)
1619
engraving
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In 1618 Antonio Mirandola – the young Guercino's patron – asked Oliviero Gatti to engrave certain of Guercino's drawing studies that had been created as models for his own pupils.  Twenty-two plates were produced and in 1619 were published.  The volume was dedicated to Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua.

Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Six Eyes
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Eyes, Mouths, Noses
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Noses and Mouths
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Six Ears
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Three Hands
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Two Hands
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Man's Leg and Bust of Child with Veil
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Man's Torso and Arms
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Study of the Body of a Man shooting an Arrow
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Torso of a Man
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
 Bust of Young Man in Profile
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Bust of Old Man, Boy and Young Woman
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
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Oliviero Gatti after Guercino
Bust of Man with Mustache
Book of the Principles of Drawing
1619
engraving
Harvard Art Museums