Fireworks in a Piazza.

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)  (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna)

Date:
ca. 1618–23
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush with gray and brown wash, over traces of lead point (?)
Dimensions:
sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in. (18.6 x 26.4 cm)
Classification:
Drawings
Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1912
Accession Number:
12.56.12
  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Marking: The stamp of the Earl of Warwick, English (1818-1893), Lugt 2600, is in the lower right corner of the recto. The stamp of Sir Charles Greville, English (1763-1832), Lugt 549, is on the verso. No watermark.

  • Provenance

    Sir Charles Greville (British, 1763–1832); George Guy, Fourth Earl of Warwick (British, 1818–1893); Dr. Jean Paul Richter, London

  • References

    G. S. Hellman "Drawings by Italian Artists in the Metropolitan Museum of Art." Print-Collector's Quarterly. 6, April 6. 1916, p. 180-1, ill.

    Walter Mehring European Drawings from the Collections of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (A Portfolio of Collotype Reproductions) [Vol. 1: Italian Drawings; Vol. 2: Flemish, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, and British drawings; Vol. 3: Titled "New Series": Italian, Flemish, Dutch, German, Spanish, French, and British drawings]. 3 Vols., New York, 1942-1944, cat. no. 29 (Vol.1), fig. no. 29, ill.

    "Connoisseur" "Some Italian Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum". Connoisseur, 110, January. New York, 1943, fig. no. 9, p. 151, ill.

    Renato Roli I fregi centesi del Guercino. 1968, fig. no. 24, p. 76, ill.

    Sir Denis Mahon Il Guercino: Catalogo critico dei disegni Exh. cat., Bologna, Palazzo Dell'Archiginnasio, September 1 - November 18, 1968. . Bologna, 1968, cat. no. 191, fig. no. 191, p. 187-188, ill.

    Jacob Bean, Lawrence Turcic 17th Century Italian Drawings in The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1979, cat. no. 249, fig. no. 249, p. 189, ill.

    Mimi Cazort , Catherine Johnston Bolognese Drawings in the North American Collections 1500-1800 Exh. cat., National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1982. National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, 1982, cat. no. 51, fig. no. 51, ill.

    The Metropolitan Museum of Art Emilian Drawings and Prints in The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1500-1700 Exh. cat., New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, March 26 - May 24, 1987. . New York, 1987.

    William M. Griswold "Guercino". The Metropolitan Museum of Art, no. 4, 48, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York, Spring 1991, fig. no. 43, p. 51, ill.

    Michael Jaffé, Cambridge The Devonshire Collection of Italian Drawings V.1. Tuscan and Umbrian schools; V.2. Roman and Neapolitan schools; V.3. Bolognese and Emilian schools; V.4. Venetian and North Italian schools. 4 vols., London, 1994, cat. no. under no. 568, V.3., p. 147.

    Guercino racconti di paese: Il paesaggio e la scena popolare nei luoghi e nell'epoca di Giovanni Francesco Barbieri. Edited by Massimo Pulini, Milan, 2001, fig. no. 31, pp. 76-77, ill.



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