Guercino, Two seated women drying their hair in front of a fire, c. 1635, pen and ink on paper, 26.6 cm x 18.9 cm. © Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London

LONDON, ENGLAND.- The Courtauld Institute of Art presents Guercino – Mind to Paper, on view through May 13, 2007. Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (1591-1666), nicknamed Guercino (“squinter”) after a childhood incident left him cross-eyed, is regarded as one of the most significant Italian artists of the Baroque period. A prolific and fluent draughtsman who was known as ‘the Rembrandt of the South’, he was hailed for his inventive approach to subject matter, his deftness of touch and his ability to capture drama and movement. This exhibition reflects the artist’s extraordinary technical and stylistic versatility, and is the second joint exhibition to be organised as part of the Courtauld Institute of Art’s ongoing collaboration with the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles... la suite sur http://www.artdaily.com/section/news/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=19386

Guercino, Cupid Restraining Mars, c.1640, pen and ink on paper Courtauld Institute of Art Gallery, London.