A Cavalier and a Dwarf Beggar
Artist
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)
(Italian, 1591 - 1666)
CultureItalian
Date17th century
MediumPen, ink, paper
DimensionsOverall: 9 1/4 x 10 in. (23.5 x 25.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number50.48.94
Not on view
DescriptionPen and brown ink drawing on paper. Of a cavalier reaching into his pocket for money to give to a beggar man.ProvenanceDan Fellows Platt, Englewood, N.J., d. 1938; Mrs. Platt,1938-50; Chrysler Museum Purchase, 1950 Exhibition History"Giovanni Francesco Barbieri: Il Guercino, 1591-1666," Museo Civico Archeologico, Bologna, Italy, Sept. 6 - Nov. 19, 1991. Published ReferencesDavid M. Stone. GUERCINO, MASTER DRAFTSMAN: WORKS FROM NORTH AMERICAN COLLECTIONS. Cambridge and Bologna: Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University Art Museums and Nuova Alfa Editoriale. 1991: p. 221; ill. no. 81.
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Guercino)
1624
