Head of a man in profile, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Head of a man in profile
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Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Head of a man in profile, ca. 1635 – 1640


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229 x 171 mm
Physical Description
Pen in brown, traces of a hand-drawn framing line in graphite
Inventory Number
17166
Object Number
17166 Z
Status
On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

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Guercino only rarely gave his drawings away. The majority of them remained in his workshop—probably this study of a head as well. We do not know who modelled for it. However, it may have been someone from within the artist’s immediate circle whose expressive facial features he has rendered here with his characteristic rapid drawing style.

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15.11.2024