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Busts of a Man and a Woman in South-East European Costumes
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
In this drawing Guercino may have focused on a subject that was particularly popular with Northern artists: the ill-matched love between an unattractive old man and a beautiful young woman. The delicate use of red chalk indicates that the artist considered the drawing as an independent work of art; perhaps it was intended for sale.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBorstbeelden van een man en een vrouw in Zuid-Oost Europese kostuums. c. 1645 - c. 1655. Guercino. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
