Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) · 1591–1666
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"Portrait of Morose Man in Half-Length" is a drawing executed by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) between 1591 and 1666. The artwork, classified under "Drawings" in the "Drawings and Prints" department, is rendered in pen and brown ink. The sheet measures 8 3/16 x 3 11/16 inches (20.8 x 9.4 cm).
The Metropolitan Museum of Art acquired this piece through the Harry G. Sperling Fund in 1989. The catalogue data does not provide information regarding the artwork's specific culture, exhibitions, or literature.
Evidence for the artwork's provenance is not available in the supplied catalogue record. However, comparable holdings by Guercino at The Metropolitan Museum of Art include "Samson Captured by the Philistines" (1619) and "The Vocation of Saint Aloysius (Luigi) Gonzaga" (ca. 1650).
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