Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Guercino drawings at the Ashmolean Museum I

Guercino
Angel in flight
ca. 1648
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

The Ashmolean Museum in Oxford possesses a large collection of drawings by Guercino (1591-1666) produced during his years as a leading painter in baroque Rome and Bologna. With difficulty I have narrowed down the choice here to a mere dozen. They were selected impulsively, for their grace and oddness.

Guercino
Youth seated, turned away
ca. 1535-50
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Woman seated
17th century
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
God the Father instructing a dove
ca. 1648
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Kneeling youth with tall hat
ca. 1635-50
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Standing figure with stick
17th century
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
St. Elizabeth, Queen of Hungary
1630
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford


Guercino
Venus, Adonis & Cupid in a landscape
ca. 1618-19
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Young David
1636
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Old Man on the floor
ca. 1619-20
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Studies for a beardless prophet
1626
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Guercino
Landscape with cliffs along the sea and a distant fortress
1640s
Ashmolean Museum, Oxford