Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) attributed

Two cupids flying towards the left, ca. 1640 – 1650 ?

Blatt: 187 x 191 mm

Physical Description: Red chalks

Inventory Number: 3923

Object Number: 3923 Z

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

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About the Work

Placed on the paper at a slight diagonal, their bodies in motion, their hair blown as if by a breeze: The two putti truly look as though they were flying. The artist began with a loose sketch, then added hatching in places to create a spatial effect. The charming sketch was already recognized as a work by Guercino early on.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Two cupids flying towards the left

Draughtsman

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) attributed

Period Produced

17th century

School

early Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Red chalks

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Bolognese

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet unten mittig auf dem Auflagekarton (mit Grafit): Guercino da Cento; auf der Rückseite (auf dem Auflagekarton) bezeichnet unten mittig (mit der Feder in
Schwarz): N. 31. Guercino; unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): Guerchin inv. / […?]; (mit Feder in zweitem Braun): & fecit; mittig schablonierte Marke Guillaume Jean Constantin (L. 3000), darin oben links schablonierte Nummer: 24, unten innerhalb der Marke Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts (L. 2356)