Guercino's Friar with a Gold Earring - Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer

Issued in connection with the exhibition held October 14, 2023-January 7, 2024, The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

About the author

David M. Stone is Professor Emeritus at the University of Delaware and a specialist in 17th-century Italian art. Sarah Cartwright is Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.


Sarah Cartwright is Ulla R. Searing Curator of Collections at The John & Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

Summary

This fascinating book investigates Guercino’s portrait of miniature painter and art dealer Fra Bonaventura Bisi, a Franciscan friar who wears an intriguing gold earring.

Product details

• Authors: David M. Stone, Stone David M.
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.10.2023
• EAN: 9781785514159
• ISBN: 978-1-78551-415-9
• Dimensions: 241 mm x 279 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 870 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Art history; ART / Individual Artists / Monographs, History of Art, Painting & paintings, baroque, Art & design styles: Baroque, Individual artists, art monographs, Paintings and painting, ART / Movements / Baroque & Rococo