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Guido Reni

Guido Reni was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicholas Poussin and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects. Active in Rome, Naples, and his native Bologna, he became the dominant figure in the Bolognese School that emerged under the influence of the Carracci.
Beyond Italy, Reni's influence was important in the style of many Spanish Baroque artists, such as Jusepe de Ribera and Murillo. But his work was particularly appreciated in France—Stendhal believed Reni must have had "a French soul"—and influenced generations of French artists such as Le Sueur, Le Brun, Vien, and Greuze; as well as on later French Neoclassic painters. In the 19th century, Reni's reputation declined as a result of changing taste—epitomized by John Ruskin's censorious judgment that the artist's work was sentimental and false. A revival of interest in Reni has occurred since 1954, when an important retrospective exhibition of his work was mounted in Bologna.

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Charity

Charity

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
The Virgin Sewing, Accompanied By Four Angels, Known As La Couseuse

The Virgin Sewing, Accompanied By Four Angels, Known As La Couseuse

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Two fauns In A Bacchic Dance

Two fauns In A Bacchic Dance

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Assumption of the Virgin

Assumption of the Virgin (ca. 1596 – 1597)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Christ at the Column

Christ at the Column (ca. 1604)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Blessed Soul

Blessed Soul (between 1640 and 1642)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Saint Jerome

Saint Jerome (1590 - 1620)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
The Baptism Of Christ

The Baptism Of Christ

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
The Infant Jesus And St. John

The Infant Jesus And St. John (between 1640 and 1642)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Studies of Flying Putti

Studies of Flying Putti (1575-1642)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
The Reclining Headless Body of Holoferne

The Reclining Headless Body of Holoferne (1625–40)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Magdalene With The Jar Of Ointment

Magdalene With The Jar Of Ointment (1640 - 1642)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Holy Family with an Angel

Holy Family with an Angel (mid–late 1590s)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
Cardinal Roberto Ubaldini, (1581-1635), Papal Legate to Bologna

Cardinal Roberto Ubaldini, (1581-1635), Papal Legate to Bologna (1627)

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
The Madonna in prayer

The Madonna in prayer

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)
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