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Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Il Guercino)
Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelistcirca 1631-1632

On view:
David Geffen Galleries, Drawn to Devotion: Piety in Practice
Red and white chalk drawing on cream paper, two robed figures — a bearded older man holding a cross-staff with one hand raised, a dove above his fingers, and a younger curly-haired figure looking up toward him
Artist or Maker
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (called Il Guercino)
Italy, Cento, 1591-1666
Title
Saint John the Baptist and Saint John the Evangelist
Place Made
Italy
Date Made
circa 1631-1632
Medium
Red chalk with some stumping
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 13/16 x 10 3/4 in. (27.31 x 27.31 cm)
Credit Line
Graphic Arts Council Fund
Accession Number
M.78.25
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Davis, Bruce. Master Drawings in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Stevens, Matthew, ed. Los Angeles : Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York : Distributed by Hudson Hills Press, 1997.