A Closer Look: Three Masters of Disegno
This section highlights the Museum’s rich holdings of drawings by three Italian painters—Luca Cambiaso, Guercino, and Giovanni Battista Tiepolo—who were renowned as virtuoso draftsmen during their lifetimes. Each had fallen out of favor by the early twentieth century, when collectors like Dan Fellows Platt, Class of 1895, took advantage of their relative affordability and purchased large numbers of their drawings. Spanning three centuries and encompassing a variety of subjects and techniques, these selections provide a closer look at how these very different artists worked out their innovative ideas on paper.
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Study for the Return of UlyssesLuca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527–1585
Study for the Return of Ulysses, ca. 1565
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Stigmatization of Saint FrancisLuca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527–1585
Stigmatization of Saint Francis, early 1580s
x1948-616 -
Silenus DrinkingLuca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527–1585
Silenus Drinking, late 1540s
x1948-627 -
Sibyl with a TabletLuca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527–1585
Sibyl with a Tablet, early 1550s
x1948-640 -
Sibyl Attended by a Genius Seated on a CloudLuca Cambiaso, Italian, 1527–1585
Sibyl Attended by a Genius Seated on a Cloud, mid-1550s
x1948-654 -
Study for Queen Semiramis Receiving News of the Revolt of BabylonGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, 1591 - 1666
Study for Queen Semiramis Receiving News of the Revolt of Babylon, 1624
x1948-727 -
Study for the Martyrdom of Saint BartholomewGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, 1591 - 1666
Study for the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, 1635–36
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Madonna and Child with St. DominicGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, 1591 - 1666
Madonna and Child with St. Dominic, ca. 1616–17
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Study for Mucius ScaevolaGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, 1591 - 1666
Study for Mucius Scaevola, ca. 1641–42
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Bust of Bearded Man Wearing a TurbanGuercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, 1591 - 1666
Bust of Bearded Man Wearing a Turban, ca. 1645–50
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Saint George and Saint Theodoreattributed to Giovanni Battista Montanaro, Genoa, active ca. 1600–1610
Saint George and Saint Theodore, ca. 1600–1610
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Woman and SatyrGiovanni Battista Tiepolo, Italian, 1696–1770
Woman and Satyr, ca. 1740
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