Guercino

(1591–1666) painter of the Italian 17th century (1591–1666)

Guercino (1591–1666) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a draughtsman, and a designer. By year of birth, Guercino belongs to the chapter ‘The Baroque’ in this site’s history of art.

Guercino was born in Cento and died in Bologna. Guercino studied under Benedetto Gennari. Guercino worked in Geographical region of Italy. Wikidata associates Guercino with Baroque. The students included Domenico Maria Canuti.

The best-known works include ‘Landscape with bathing women’, ‘Et in Arcadia ego’, ‘Ecce Homo’, and ‘The Burial of Saint Petronilla’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and religious painting. The catalogue has 250 works by Guercino with free images. The dated works span the years 1500–1700. Works by Guercino are held by several collections, among them Nationalmuseum, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, Dresdens nationella konstsamlingar, and Department of Paintings of the Louvre. Wikidata links 7 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Christoffel van den Berghe, Luciano Borzone, Jacques Fouquières, Bartholomäus, the younger Strobel, and Gerard Seghers.