Madonna and Child with Saints Gimignano, John the Baptist, George and Peter Martyr

Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Guercino

Associated Names
Guercino

Artist, Bolognese, 1591 - 1666

The image shows a sketch featuring multiple figures. To the left, a man is seated in a crouching position, with his head tilted back and looking upwards. He has long hair and is wearing draped, flowing clothing. Next to him, another figure with similar features is standing, draped in a toga-like garment, looking outward with an intense gaze. To the right, another man stands partially with hints of clothing. In the upper left corner, a man wearing a large mitre observes the scene. Above all figures, the faint outline of more figures can be seen in the background, possibly resembling cloud-like formations or celestial beings. The background remains mostly empty, emphasizing the figures in the foreground.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 27 x 19.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.43.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unidentified collector (Lugt 474, once identified as Pierre Crozat, now called "faux Crozat"). Dr. Anthony O'Brien, Dublin (sale, Sotheby's, London, 10 December 1968, no. 18). P. & D. Colnaghi, London; NGA purchase in 1977.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1991

  • Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Il Guercino (1591-1666), Disegni, Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, 1991, no. 141 (Denis Mahon).

Bibliography

1968

  • Mahon, Denis, IL GUERCINO, DIPINTI, (exh. cat.) Bologna: 1968, p.201.

1988

  • Salerno, Luigi. I Dipinti del Guercino. Rome, 1988: 358, under no. 288.

1990

  • Loire, Stéphane. Exh. cat. Le Guerchin en France. Paris, 1990: 76, fig. 46.

1991

  • Stone, David. "Supplement, Guercino Drawings in North American Collections, A Selective Checklist," in exh. cat. Guercino, Master Draftsman, Works from North American Collections. Harvard University and elsewhere, 1991: 222, no. 161, plate A.

Inscriptions

in later hand, lower center: Guercino; lower center verso: Guercino / 1.11.6

Wikidata ID

Q64572421

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