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Guercino

110 works

Guercino (1591-1666) was a painter, draftsperson and designer. Read more

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Oil painting of the Holy Family resting, with an angel playing violin, in an oval landscape by Guercino, 1624.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

1624

Painting of a nude man seized by armored soldiers as a woman cuts his hair, with startled onlookers and a stormy sky.

Samson Captured by the Philistines

1619

Painting of an angel with a crucifix gesturing to a young man in white robes, with musical angels above.

The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga

ca. 1650

Seated man in red papal robes and skullcap with hands on an open book at a green draped table.

Pope Gregory XV

about 1622-1623

Saint Paul

1700

Painting of an elderly bearded man reaching toward two boys as a kneeling young man gestures beside him, against a dark setti

Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph

1666

Painting of the Circumcision of Christ with the infant on an altar, a robed priest, the Virgin, Joseph, and attendants under

Circumcision of Christ

1646

Painting of an angel pointing upward as an elderly chained man rises while a guard sleeps in a dim prison.

Saint Peter freed by an Angel

1622

Painting of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds with cherubs while apostles look up beside an empty tomb with roses.

Assumption of Mary

1623

Painting of a bare-backed young man being dressed by a bearded older man while a youth in a feathered cap assists.

The Return of the Prodigal Son

1619

Half-length self-portrait of a bearded man in a dark coat and white collar, holding a palette and brushes.

Self-portrait with a Palette

1645

Painting of an old bearded man drinking wine as a nude woman pours, with a seated woman at left and a burning city behind.

Lot and his daughters

1651

Painting of two nude women bathing in a pool beneath a large tree, with a rolling landscape and dogs on the right.

Landscape with Bathing Women

1621

Dark landscape with a stormy sky, a bare tree, a carriage on a road, a castle tower and a boat at left.

Moonlight Landscape

Painting of a woman in red and gray drapery gazing upward, holding a Latin inscribed scroll against a dark background.

The Cimmerian Sibyl

Reclining nude woman with closed eyes and a serpent on her arm, on a white bed under crimson silk curtains.

The Death of Cleopatra

1648

Arched painting of a saint's burial below, with Christ, angels and a kneeling woman in the clouds above.

Burial of Saint Petronilla

1623

Winged cupid child shaking out a purse of gold coins beside a bow, arrow, and red drapery, with a distant tower.

Cupid spurning riches

1654

Painting of mourners lowering the dead Christ into a stone tomb, with three crosses on a hill behind.

The Entombment

1656

Seated cardinal in red robes and biretta holding a small book, against a dark velvet curtain, painted by Guercino.

Cardinal Francesco Cennini

1625

Painting of a reclining nude woman grasping a blue cloth while a young man in an orange tunic pulls away on a bed.

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

1649

Painted self-portrait of a man with a palette beside an easel showing a cupid with a bow and a hound.

Self-Portrait before a Painting of "Amor Fedele"

1655

Seated man in red papal vestments with an open book on a green draped table, painted against a dark patterned backdrop.

Portrait of Pope Gregory XV

1622

Painting of Saint Sebastian bound to a tree, pierced by arrows, gazing upward against a cloudy landscape.

Saint Sebastian

Pen and brown wash drawing of Venus in a chariot with a winged Cupid beside her, set among clouds.

Venus and Cupid in a Chariot

1615-17

Pen and brown ink landscape with windswept trees, a small building, a man leaning on a bale and two barrels.

Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale

c. 1640

Brown ink drawing of a bearded man seated beside a winged angel leaning over his shoulder.

Saint Matthew and the Angel

n.d.

Pen and brown ink sketch of a man with a sword over a kneeling figure, with trees and a distant city in a landscape.

Sacrifice of Isaac (recto); Jacob's Dream (verso)

1613/20

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elderly bearded man seated between a kneeling figure and a child, with loose drapery.

Study for Jacob Blessing the Sons of Joseph (recto); Sketches: Saint Christopher; Two Figures in Conversation over Mo…

c. 1620

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing with a tall tree at right, distant buildings at left, and small figures by a river.

Landscape with Small Group of Buildings

1750-99

Brown ink and wash drawing of Christ preaching to seated listeners in a columned temple interior beneath a draped canopy.

Christ Preaching in the Temple

about 1625-1627

Brown ink and wash drawing of spectators peering over a wooden barricade, with a cloaked figure walking past on the right.

Spectators Hiding behind a Barricade

about 1630

Guercino (1591-1666) was a painter, draftsperson and designer. Guercino was born in Cento and died in Bologna. The work of Guercino is associated with Baroque. Browse 110 works by Guercino from 20 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata