Guercino. The painter's craft

The Sale Chiablese host an exhibition dedicated to the famous painter Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino, a leading figure in early 17th century Italian art.

The centrepiece of the exhibition is a collection of works from the collections of the Sabauda Gallery and the Royal Libraryalongside paintings, drawings and engravings from national and international museums and collections.

The exhibition explores the theme of painter's workexamining its relationship with the commissionthe market and the publiccontextualising the route creative e stylistic of the artist within the economic and social dynamics of his time.