Artist: Guido Reni (1575 - 1642)
Nationality: Italian
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Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born in Bologna, Guido Reni studied there at the Carracci Academy and had a talent for life drawings. He then traveled to Rome in 1600, where Raphael and other painters that dealt with classical and mythological themes influenced his work. Reni was commissioned to paint frescoes; the most famous of these was Aurora and the Hours, done for the Borghese family. When Annibale Carracci died, Reni took over as the most desired painter in Bologna and established his own studio. His work is praised for its lighting and composition, not to mention its influence on later Italian artists.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Guido Reni, Virgin and Child, acopy after Guido Reni, 16th - 17th century
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Guido Reni, Virgin and Child, copy in reverse after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Guido Reni, St. Jerome, after the etching by Guido Reni after his painting in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, circa 1635
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Guido Reni, The Holy Family with the Young John the Baptist and a Vase, copy after the etching by Guido Reni, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Innocence, 17th century
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Bartolomeo Coriolano, St. Jerome, after Guido Reni, 1640
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Guido Reni, Dido and Aeneas, circa 1621
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Guido Reni, Holy Family with Two Angels, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Judith with the Head of Holofernes, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Angels in Glory, after Luca Cambiaso, 1607
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Bartolomeo Coriolano, A Sybil, after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Bartolomeo Coriolano, A Sybil, after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Allegory of Learning, 16th - 17th century
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Guido Reni, Head of an Old Man in Three-Quarter View, circa 1630
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Guido Reni, The Holy Family with St. Clare, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Girl With a Crucifix, after Parmigianino, 17th century
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Gerolamo Scarsello, Fortuna, after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Madonna and Child in the Round, circa 1615
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Giovanni Guiseppe Sole, The Sudarium, after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Antonio Perfetti, The Persian Sibyl, after Guido Reni, 19th century
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Guido Reni, Girl Carrying a Cushion, after Parmigianino, 17th century
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Guido Reni, Angels in Glory, after Luca Cambiaso, 1607
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Guido Reni, The Madonna and Child with St. Joseph in the Background, 16 - 17th century
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Guido Reni, Saint Christopher , early 17th century
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Guido Reni, Judith with Head of Holofernes, 17th century
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Guido Reni, The Holy Family with St. Claire, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Guido Reni, The Holy Family "on the road", 16th - 17th century
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Gioan Antonio Lorenzini, The Ascension of the Virgin, after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Niccolo Schiavonetti, Lot and his Daughters, after Guido Reni (from the series Gallery of Pictures?), 1813
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Guido Reni, The Holy Family with Scriptural Scene in the Background, 16th - 17th century
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Charity Guido Reni (Italian, Bolognese, 1575-1642)Oil on canvas; 54 x 41 3/4 in. (137.2 x
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Guido Reni, St. Roche Distributing Alms, after the painting by Annibale Carracci in Dresden, circa 1602
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Guido Reni, St. Roche Distributing Alms, after the painting by Annibale Carracci in Dresden, circa 1602
J. Paul Getty Museum -
Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
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Holy Family with an Angel
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Simone Cantarini, Holy Family with St. Elizabeth and the Infant St. John the Baptist, after Guido Reni, 17th century
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Vincenzo Salandri, Beatrice Cenci, after Guido Reni"s painting in the Palazzo Barberini, Rome., 19th century
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Nativity (recto); Turbaned Woman (verso)
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The Immaculate Conception, possibly ca. 1627 Guido Reni (Italian, Bolognese, 1575-1642)Oil on canvas; 105 1/2
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Giulio Tomba, Samson on the battlefield of the slain Philistines, after a drawing by Francesco Rosaspina from a painting by Guido Reni, 19th century

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (2)
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The Art Gallery of Ontario: Riches from Rome
Caravaggio
is considered one of the most important figures of the Baroque period - his dramatic realism and magic use of light influenced artists throughout Europe...
Haus der Kunst: Masterpieces from Fra Angelico to Bonnard The Collection Dr. Gustav Rau
After the exhibition in Paris and Cologne, this priceless collection is now to be seen in its noticeably enlarged form in Haus der Kunst. A selection of 100 paintings demonstrates in an exemplary manner the development of European painting from th...

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Guido Reni Online
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CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Guido Reni
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Guido Reni Artwork and Images at arthistoryresearch.com
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