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Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale

Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale

c. 1640
(Italian, 1591–1666)
Sheet: 18.5 x 26.3 cm (7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

The tradition of landscape as an independent subject in Italian art stretches back to the 1500s and was flourishing in the 1600s, when Guercino made this drawing. Guercino, however, rarely painted pure landscape, preferring to explore this genre in the more intimate medium of drawing. This sheet, with its fluid pen lines and unified composition enlivened by small figures, is a typical example of his ability to integrate picturesque motifs into an asymmetrical, balanced whole.
  • [Paul Prouté S. A., Paris]
  • Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” June 19, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. Mentioned: p. 2 archive.org
  • Salon du dessin, Paris, 2000
  • {{cite web|title=Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale|url=false|author=Guercino|year=c. 1640|access-date=24 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2000.23