Renaissance Artist Nicknames May 15, 2008
Italian painter who was dubbed the nickname Guercino (squinter) because he was cross-eyed. He continued to paint and teach up to the time of his death and amassed quite a fortune. (Suite101.com)
Is a fiercer round in the auction wars imminent? Mar 2, 2008
By contrast, a powerful sketch of a man's head by Guercino was pushed to a steep $199,000 by the international dealer Jean-Luc Baroni. A day later, the same tendency was verified at a higher level during Sotheby's auction of Old Master paintings. (International Herald Tribune)
The Life and Works of Il Guercino Feb 11, 2008
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666) was an Italian painter who was known as "Il Guercino" ("The Squinting One") because he was cross-eyed ... Il Guercino painted The Arcadian Shepherds in Palazzo Pitti, a Renaissance Palace in Florence, Italy ... In 1621 Il Guercino moved to Rome where he was recommended to Pope Gregory XV. Here he was commissioned for several paintings including Aurorawhich was painted on the ceiling of the Grand Hall and created the illusion that there is no ceilingHis... (Suite101.com)
Read Indepth Article Feb 22, 2007
Guercino: Mind to Paper - Courtauld Institute of Art - absolutearts ... "Guercino: Mind to Paper" 2007-02-22 until 2007-05-13 London, , UK United Kingdom ... Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666), nicknamed Guercino (squinter) after a childhood incident left him cross-eyed, is regarded as one of the most significant Italian artists of the Baroque period. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Guercino: Mind to Paper Feb 22, 2007
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666), nicknamed Guercino (squinter) after a childhood incident left him cross-eyed, is regarded as one of the most significant Italian artists of the Baroque period ... A number still retain the distinctive patterned Casa Gennari mounts that originate from the studio of Guercinos nephews and studio assistants, Benedetto and Cesare Gennari, to whom he left his entire stock of drawings ... Guercino spent almost his whole life close to his birthplace of Cento... (AbsoluteArts.com)
Tantalizing insights in thoughts of Old Masters Jan 27, 2007
Who would have thought that Guercino, the great Caravagesque master, would take pleasure in sketching a little scene featuring a raffish looking vagrant and his pet. The man, seated on a mound, raises a rod at which the well-fed little dog looks expectantly, its tail curled up. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
