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==Comparisons with the Second Maniera of Guercino==

==Comparisons with the ''Secondo Maniera'' of Guercino==

===Introduction===

===Introduction===

The Baroque period was a time of rapid transition when the Italian arts evolved into a more textured and deeper medium of personal expression. Guercino, a young savant from the small northern town of Cento, was highly influenced by the Carracci’s among others who focused on a bold new form of naturalism. Over Guercino’s long lifetime, his ''Prima Maniera'' featuring bold compositions with strong lighting and shading learned in the north, yielded ever more to his ''Secondo Maniera'' which employed a subtle palette with a more refined classical style.  Guercino’s late in life work ''[[Keyword:=The Personification of Astrology|The Personification of Astrology]] (1655)'' serves as a strong guidepost for a retrospective on his illustrious career. We will start with a comparison to his widely acknowledged seminal work ''The Burial of Saint Petronilla (1623)'', created during his short but productive Roman period, before looking at a midlife work ''Esther before Ahasuerus (1639)''.  

The Baroque period was a time of rapid transition when the Italian arts evolved into a more textured and deeper medium of personal expression. Guercino, a young savant from the small northern town of Cento, was highly influenced by the Carracci’s among others who focused on a bold new form of naturalism. Over Guercino’s long lifetime, his ''Prima Maniera'' featuring bold compositions with strong lighting and shading learned in the north, yielded ever more to his ''Secondo Maniera'' which employed a subtle palette with a more refined classical style.  Guercino’s late in life work ''[[Keyword:=The Personification of Astrology|The Personification of Astrology]] (1655)'' serves as a strong guidepost for a retrospective on his illustrious career. We will start with a comparison to his widely acknowledged seminal work ''The Burial of Saint Petronilla (1623)'', created during his short but productive Roman period, before looking at a midlife work ''Esther before Ahasuerus (1639)''.