Editing Guercino (section)

{{Short description|17th-century painter of the Italian Seicento}}
{{Infobox artist
| name          = Guercino
| image         = Self-portrait by Guercino.jpg
| image_size    =
| alt           =
| caption       = Self portrait, {{c.|1635}}
| birth_name    = Giovanni Francesco Barbieri
| birth_date    = {{birth date |1591|02|08}}
| birth_place   = [[Cento]], [[Duchy of Ferrara]]
| death_date    = {{death date and age |1666|12|22|1591|02|08}}
| death_place   = [[Bologna]], [[Papal States]]
| nationality   = [[Italians|Italian]]
| known_for     = [[Painting]], [[drawing]]
| training      =
| movement      = [[Baroque]]
| notable_works =
| patrons       =
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}}

'''Giovanni Francesco Barbieri''' (February 8, 1591 – December 22, 1666),<ref name="TreccaniBiografico1964">Miller, 1964</ref> better known as ('''il''') '''Guercino'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://besidetheeasel.blogspot.se/2013/02/guercino-il-magnifico.html|title=Beside the easel |publisher=besidetheeasel.blogspot.se|access-date=14 September 2017}}</ref> ({{IPA|it|ɡwerˈtʃiːno|-|It-Guercino.wav}}), was an [[Italian Baroque painter]] and draftsman from [[Cento]] in the [[Emilia-Romagna|Emilia]] region, who was active in [[Rome]] and [[Bologna]]. The vigorous naturalism of his early manner contrasts with the classical equilibrium of his later works. His many drawings are noted for their luminosity and lively style.