Endymion Sleeping, 1635–50, Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash, sheet: 8 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( x cm), Drawings

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Endymion Sleeping, 1635–50, Pen and brown ink, brush and light brown wash, sheet: 8 3/8 x 9 3/4 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Cento 1591–1666 Bologna), A naked shepherd slumbers for eternity in the moonlit landscape, his staff discarded at his side, his cloak gathered beneath his arms as a pillow. Perpetually young and handsome, Endymion is beloved by the moon goddess Selene-whose presence here is suggested by the waning crescent in the sky

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Size: 4636px × 4011px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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