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- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
- The Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
- about 1615
- NG 40
- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
- A Boy Helping his Master to Dress
- about 1620 - 1625
- D 1608
- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
- St Peter Penitent
- 1639
- NG 39
- National Gallery at 150
- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
- Erminia Finding the Wounded Tancred
- about 1650
- NG 2656
- Drawn to Paint
- Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
- Study for the Painting 'Erminia Finding the Wounded Tancred'
- about 1650
- D 5424
- Drawn to Paint
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian (Bolognese), 1591 - 1666)
Guercino was a highly original and lyrical painter and draughtsman. He was born Giovanni Francesco Barbieri in Cento near Bologna (his nickname 'Guercino' means 'squint-eyed'). He was largely self-taught, but was strongly influenced by the bold figure painting of the Carracci family and the dramatic chiaroscuro (light and shadow) of Caravaggio. Guercino chiefly worked in Cento, briefly visited Rome (1621-3), and painted a wide range of subjects, making many exquisite drawings in red chalk and ink. He excelled in daring foreshortening. After the death of his arch rival Guido Reni in 1642 he moved his studio to Bologna.
