Guercino: Mind to Paper

by Julian Brooks

Called the "Rembrandt of the South," Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, il Guercino (1591-1666) was one of the most versatile and accomplished Italian draftsmen of the seventeenth century. His drawings are among the most instantly appealing of those of any artist. This book investigates the nature of this appeal and looks at what makes Guercino such an extraordinary draftsman for his period. It examines his ways of working, choices of subject matter, drawing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892368624
• ISBN13: 9780892368624
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 103 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.7" x 10.8"