Monday, May 1, 2017

Drawings by Guercino from the Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Annunciation
ca. 1616-18
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Flying putto holding drapery
ca. 1640
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

The Guercino drawings grouped together here have all been part of the Royal Collection since the 18th century, but they have not all been available in reliable reproductions. Recently, several important groups of drawings in this excessively rich collection have been newly documented, or re-documented to a higher standard. A few of the results are visible here.

Guercino
St Lucy
ca. 1640
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Four putti
ca. 1625
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Sibyl
1626
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Woman painting a coat-of-arms on canvas
(study for an allegory of painting)
1619
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Man with fur-trimmed hat
ca. 1620-40
drawing
Royal Collection,  Windsor

Guercino
Woman wearing headdress
ca. 1637
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Two women in conversation
ca. 1637
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
St Matthew writing his Gospel with angel helper
ca. 1633
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Head of youth
ca. 1624
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Heads of three old men
ca. 1620-40
 drawing (on two separate sheets)
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Grotesque figure with dog's head
ca. 1620-40
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor

Guercino
Alexander the Great - two studies
ca. 1620-40
drawing
Royal Collection, Windsor