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DiaporamaCaritas, Guercino (copy after), 1610 - 1716
barbieri gian francesco (guercino il) (1591 – 1666)
Discover Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), a pivotal Baroque painter known for his dramatic chiaroscuro & luminous landscapes. Explore his religious scenes, Caravaggesque naturalism, and influence on Italian art. 1591-1666.
In a landscape between trees a woman lying on a canvas gives her child the breast, in the left hand she holds a cross. On the left, another child is watching. In the clouds there is a triumph cart in which a man who gives the woman a laurel wreath and a palm branch. The performance has been interpreted as Caritas and Venus breast-feeding Amor.
About this artwork
- Title: Caritas, Guercino (copy after), 1610 - 1716
- Artist: barbieri gian francesco (guercino il)
- Year: 1716
- Original dimensions: 42.0 x 35.0 cm
- Format: Portrait
- Copyright status: Public domain
- Corpus context: guercino's style , caritas theme"
- Color palette: Earthy
- Keywords: antique art decor , guercino artwork , virgin mary art
- Color intensity: Monochromatic
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