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Source Description
The tradition of landscape as an independent subject in Italian art stretches back to the 1500s and was flourishing in the 1600s, when Guercino made this drawing. Guercino, however, rarely painted pure landscape, preferring to explore this genre in the more intimate medium of drawing. This sheet, with its fluid pen lines and unified composition enlivened by small figures, is a typical example of his ability to integrate picturesque motifs into an asymmetrical, balanced whole.
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Document identity
localId
161645
label
Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale
core
obj
dtoType
drawing
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1
Source metadata
id
161645
contentType
drawing
title
Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale
description
The tradition of landscape as an independent subject in Italian art stretches back to the 1500s and was flourishing in the 1600s, when Guercino made this drawing. Guercino, however, rarely painted pure landscape, preferring to explore this genre in the more intimate medium of drawing. This sheet, with its fluid pen lines and unified composition enlivened by small figures, is a typical example of his ability to integrate picturesque motifs into an asymmetrical, balanced whole.
date
c. 1640
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79984629
creators
1190
genreSpecific
Drawing
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Sheet: 18.5 x 26.3 cm (7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.)
cul
Italy, 17th century
accession
2000.23
Source extras
tec
pen and brown ink
tombstone
Landscape with a Man Leaning on a Bale, c. 1640. Guercino (Italian, 1591–1666). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 18.5 x 26.3 cm (7 5/16 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.23
supportMaterials
description
cream(3) laid paper
collection
DR - Italian
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” June 19, 2000, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 2
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 08:24:03.148000
sourceId
161645
dept
Drawings
coll
DR - Italian
med
pen and brown ink
creatorTags
male
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image_url
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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