GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, CALLED GUERCINO | AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH A WINDING ROAD, SEVERAL FIGURES AND AN ELEGANT COUPLE IN THE FOREGROUND

GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, CALLED GUERCINO
Cento 1591 - 1666 Bologna
AN EXTENSIVE LANDSCAPE WITH A WINDING ROAD, SEVERAL FIGURES AND AN ELEGANT COUPLE IN THE FOREGROUND

Pen and brown ink
282 by 420 mm; 11⅛ by 16½ in

Condition Report:
Laid down to an old decorative mount which has subsequently been hinged to a modern cream mount. There is some slight toning to the sheet and light scattered foxing throughout. There is evidence of some light surface dirt to the upper left corner and a small repaired hole in the lower right quarter, to the right of the two figures standing in a doorway. The pen and ink media remains in very good condition throughout with the image strong and vibrant. Sold unframed.

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Provenance:
Dr. Victor Bloch;

with Brod Gallery, London 1972