Landscape with Figures / Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1960/2.17
- Title
- Landscape with Figures
- Artist Nationality
- Italian
- Artist Life Dates
- 1591 - 1666
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on buff 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
- Dimensions
- 20.1 cm x 29.4 cm (7 15/16 in. x 11 9/16 in.)
- Century
- 17th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- landscape
- Secondary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Secondary Object Type
- pen and ink
- Physical Description
- This black ink drawing shows a landscape scene with a large rocky formation on the banks of a river. A figure, holding a long staff, is seated at the base of the rocky formation and two others stand nearby. The opposite bank of the river is shown in the foreground with bushy vegetation and a group of figures seated at the water's edge. In the distance on the left is a bridge and buildings and on the right there are buildings and figures walking together. The thin pen strokes are quickly drawn and wider strokes of black create depth and shading for this scene.
- Subject Matter
- Many of Guercino's drawings demonstrate a fluidity and rapidity of execution. This landscape is filled with bright light and the position of shadows suggest that the work was executed at midday when the shadows are strong and the light directly overhead. The drama of this work comes not from the groupings of figures but from the juxtaposition of the fixed rock formations and the wind-blown trees.
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1291 x 967
- File Size
- 166 KB
- Record
- 1960/2.17
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"Landscape with Figures; Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1960-sl-2.17/1960_2.17.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
