Erminia and the Shepherds, 1648¡V49, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri), Italian, (Bologna), 1591¡V1666, 93 1/2 x 112 in. (237.5 x 284.5 cm), Oil on canvas, Italy, 17th century, Guercino excelled at monumental, lushly colored Italian Baroque paintings. An entry in the artist¡¦s account book on January 14, 1649, records a handsome payment from an important Sicilian collector, Antonio Ruffo, for this one.