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Something wrong?Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as (il) Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical equilibrium of his later works.
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The dramatic confrontation with mortality depicted in Guercino's Et in Arcadia ego (c. 1618-1622) marks the first known usage of this Latin motto (inscribed on the plinth beneath the skull).![This contemporary portrait (1623) by Ottavio Leoni[3] highlights the lifelong squint (a form of strabismus) which prompted the name 'Guercino'.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Francesco_Barbieri.jpg/500px-Francesco_Barbieri.jpg)
This contemporary portrait (1623) by Ottavio Leoni[3] highlights the lifelong squint (a form of strabismus) which prompted the name 'Guercino'.
Caravaggio's influence is apparent in this canvas Christ and the Woman of Samaria (c. 1619-1620).
Guercino - The Persian Sibyl (1647-48)
Guercino - The Woman taken in Adultery, Dulwich Picture Gallery (1621)
Guercino - Flagellation of Christ (1657)
Tomb of Guercino, Santissimo Salvatore, BolognaIn their orbit
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as (il) Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical equilibrium of his later works. His many drawings are noted for their luminosity and lively style.
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