Child's Head / Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1947/2.3
- Title
- Child's Head
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1591 - 1666
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink with crayon touches on cream laid paper
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- Italy (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- Italy (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Verso: Escutcheon (by a later hand), Pencilled mark, l.r.c. the symbol for A. Sambon, dealer-collector.
- Dimensions
- 14.6 cm x 9.5 cm (5 3/4 in. x 3 3/4 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- study
- Secondary Object Type
- pen and ink
- Physical Description
- A young child is seated facing out toward the viewer and looking to the right. The shading and details of the face are created with multiple pen strokes but the torso is suggested by just a few.
- Subject Matter
- A quick sketch made from life, this drawing does not seem to have been a study for a particular composition as much as the chance to capture the sailent qualities of Guercino's young model. A rich variety of ink strokes define the different textures of smooth skin, unruly hair, and roughly defined garments. The summary treatment of the clothing contrasts with the smooth shading and mass that the artist gives to his sitter's featres, making this slight sketch into an economical and elegant examination of a young boy.
- Secondary Keywords
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- people and occupations
- the human body
- upper body
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 641 x 989
- File Size
- 99 KB
- Record
- 1947/2.3
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1947-sl-2.3/1947_2.3.jpg
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"Child's Head; Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1947-sl-2.3/1947_2.3.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.
