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Artist: Guercino (1591–1666)
Alternative names: Birth name: Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Il Guercino
Italian painter, draughtsman and fresco painter
Work location: Cento (1615–1617), Bologna (1617–1621), Venice (circa 1618), Rome (1621–1623), Cento (1623–1642), Bologna (1642–1666)
Title: Moonlight Landscape
Object type: Painting
Description: The Italian painter Guercino executed several painted and drawn landscapes in this style. The forms are balanced and there is a harmonious calm in the picture. The tree trunks and the carriage in the foreground are articulated against the water, the castle, and the sailboats in the background, creating a sense of depth in the picture. The moonlight creates a particular mood. In the seventeenth century, landscape painting developed into its own genre. The landscape per se became the motif without needing to contain a narrative scene.
Date: Unknown date
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Height: 55 cm (21.7 in). Width: 71 cm (28 in).
Framed: Height: 83.5 cm (32.9 in). Width: 98.5 cm (38.8 in). Depth: 7 cm (2.8 in).
SKU: 274287
