{"product_id":"guercinos-friar-with-a-gold-earring","title":"Guercino's Friar with a Gold Earring - Fra Bonaventura Bisi, Painter and Art Dealer","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating book investigates Guercino�s portrait of miniature painter and art dealer Fra Bonaventura Bisi, a Franciscan friar who wears an intriguing gold earring. Who is the intriguing man wearing a religious habit and a gold hoop earring in this portrait by Italian Baroque master Il Guercino? And why does he point to a stack of drawings? This fascinating book investigates The Ringling�s portrait of Fra Bonaventura Bisi, a Franciscan Minor Conventual friar whose work as an art dealer, printmaker, and celebrated painter of miniatures made him a major figure in the artistic culture of 17th-century Bologna. Beautifully illustrated, this volume offers new scholarship on both Guercino�s portrait and Fra Bisi�s life, including his extraordinary miniatures, his dogged pursuit of artworks for high-ranking collectors, his passionate efforts to promote the appreciation and collecting of drawings, and - not least - his incongruous gold hoop earring.Published to accompany an important exhibition of the same name at The Ringling (14 October 2023-07 January 2024), this book, based on years of research, provides a captivating glimpse into art making and art collecting in Baroque Italy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50968323883296,"sku":"9781785514159","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0836\/3661\/7504\/files\/9781785514159.jpg?v=1764102423","url":"https:\/\/creativebysanchez.com\/products\/guercinos-friar-with-a-gold-earring","provider":"Creative By Sanchez","version":"1.0","type":"link"}