[Guercino, Gian Francesco Barbieri called] - Stone, David M., Sarah Cartwright
Reference : 123352
(2023)
ISBN : 9781785514159
Stone, David M., Sarah Cartwright: Guercino's Friar with a Gold Earring Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer. Exhibition: Sarasota, John and Mabel Ringling Museum of Art, 2023. 144 pages, colour illustrations throughout. Paperback. 27.9x24.1cms. A study of the Ringling's portrait of Fra Bonaventura Bisi by Guercino. Four chapters analyse the painting, particularily the meaning of the sitter's gold earring, and discuss the Friar's life as an art dealer, including his interaction with patrons like the Medici, and his career as a miniaturist.
A study of the Ringling's portrait of Fra Bonaventura Bisi by Guercino. Four chapters analyse the painting, particularily the meaning of the sitter's gold earring, and discuss the Friar's life as an art dealer, including his interaction with patrons like the Medici, and his career as a miniaturist. Text in English