To step into the world of Guercino is to discover a fascinating universe of talent, connections, and an artistic legacy that has endured for centuries. Precious historical documents, such as the...
Read Guercino's artistic legacy: a journey through art and culture"In Cento everywhere you can breathe in Guercino," wrote the German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1816 during his Grand Tour of Italy.These words capture the essence of a deep and...
Read Cento and Guercino: an intimate artistic connectionBologna, with its endless porticoes and medieval towers, is a city that breathes art and history. Among its streets, one name resonates with particular prestige: Guercino!
Read The enduring bond between Bologna and Guercino: an artistic love affairGuercino, with his original name Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, was one of the greatest masters of drawing and painting of the Italian Baroque period.His art left an imprint...
Read Guercino's enchanting art in drawings: a Journey into the mastery of strokesExplore Guercino's workshop in Bologna, a vibrant 17th-century atelier where art and innovation flourished, leaving a legacy of works beloved throughout the World.
Read Guercino's art workshop: a refuge of creativity and mastery200 masterpieces scattered among 20 memorable places, art cities and ancient villages: the map of Guercino's works in Emilia-Romagna allows us to put a spotlight on a rich territory that continues to thrum with life in its Baroque setting.A [...]
Read Discovering GuercinoIf it is true that the dome is architecturally to be understood as the symbol of the sky and the contact between the earth and the divine, to admire - sometimes even from very close - the frescoes at(...)
Read Going for domes in EmiliaFor centuries the “granary” of Bologna, Granarolo dell'Emilia stands at the gates of the city, in the north-east plain.Granarolo dell'Emilia keeps a portrait of San Girolamo attributed to Guercino in the Church of San Vitale. In the [...]
Read Granarolo dell'EmiliaThe city is in the province of Ferrara, but it is only 25 km from Bologna and 38 from Modena.This small artistic, culinary and economic centre on the border between the provinces of Ferrara, Modena and Bologna is home to many works by [...]
Read CentoFounded by the Romans on the banks of the River Po at the end of the great Via Emilia, Piacenza is, perhaps, arguably not as internationally famous as some of the other cities in Emilia, but, along wi(...)
Read The Farnese at Piacenza