Boy Chasing a Butterfly
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) · 1591–1666
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"Boy Chasing a Butterfly" is a drawing by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), executed in pen and brown ink. Its dimensions are 7 5/8 x 4 7/16 inches (19.4 x 11.2 cm). The artist's active period is listed as 1591–1666.
The artwork was bequeathed to The Metropolitan Museum of Art by Walter C. Baker in 1971. It is classified under "Drawings" and belongs to the Department of Drawings and Prints.
The catalogue data does not provide information regarding the artwork's culture, provenance, exhibition history, or any specific literature. No artist authority record was supplied.
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