Guercino
Italian painter
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, better known as Guercino, was an Italian Baroque painter and draftsman from Cento in the Emilia region, who was active in Rome and Bologna. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical... Wikipedia
Born: February 8, 1591, Cento, Italy
Died: December 22, 1666 (age 75 years), Bologna, Italy
Period: Baroque
Known for: Painting, drawing
Full name: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
Siblings: Paolo Antonio Barbieri
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Biography. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri was born in 1591 in the small town of Cento near the artistic centers of Ferrara and Bologna.
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The Italian baroque painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591–1666) is generally known by his nickname Guercino, which means “little squinter.
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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1599 – 1666), called Il Guercino in reference to his pronounced squint, was a leading painter of the Baroque period.