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Self-portrait (ca. 1635)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, who was known as il Guercino because of his squint, was born in Cento, a town near Bologna, and had moved to that city by 1615. He worked in Rome in Rome in 1621-3 for the Bolognese Pope Gregory XV. He was a prolific artist, and many of his works survive.
Perugia
SS Peter and Paul (17th century)
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These panels, which are attributed to il Guercino are in the right aisle of San Pietro.
Spoleto
St Mary Magdalene (17th century)
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Terni
Resurrection of Lazarus (17th century)
This panel in the Museo Diocesano is attributed to il Guercino.