Engravings after Guercino’s Libro dei Disegni Pl.13
c. 1630
Here we see a young scholar, perhaps a bit sleepy or just deeply focused, resting his head and hand on an open book while sporting a floppy, feathered hat that gives him a distinctively casual look. This print is an engraving by Francesco Curti, created around 1630 to preserve the sketches of the famous Baroque painter Guercino. Think of Guercino’s 'Libro dei Disegni' (Book of Drawings) as a 17th-century art portfolio or sketchbook; Curti’s detailed engravings helped spread the master's brilliant ideas and compositions across Europe long before photography or the internet existed.
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