Guercino's Friar with a Gold Earring: Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer

by David M. Stone

This fascinating book investigates Guercino's portrait of miniature painter and art dealer Fra Bonaventura Bisi, a Franciscan friar who wears an intriguing gold earring. Who is the intriguing man wearing a religious habit and a gold hoop earring in this portrait by Italian Baroque master Il Guercino? And why does he point to a stack of drawings? This fascinating book investigates The Ringling's portrait of Fra Bonaventura Bisi, a Franciscan Minor...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785514156
• ISBN13: 9781785514159
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Scala Books
• Length: 144 Pages