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Guido Reni - Wikipedia. Guido Reni ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡwiːdo ˈrɛːni]; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne.
Guido Reni (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡwiːdo ˈrɛːni]; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of high- Baroque style. He painted primarily religious works, as well as mythological and allegorical subjects.
Guido Reni was an early Italian Baroque painter noted for the classical idealism of his renderings of mythological and religious subjects. First apprenticed to the Flemish painter Denis Calvaert at the age of 10, Reni was later influenced by the novel naturalism of the Carracci, a Bolognese family.
1575 - 1642. Image: Guido Reni. Reni was trained by Denys Calvaert, and then probably in the Carracci workshop. He spent 1602-13 in Rome, where Domenichino had also arrived. Reni is reputed to have met (and quarrelled with) Caravaggio there.
Feb 21, 2024 · Guido Reni was a widely-acclaimed painter and draughtsman in seventeenth-century Italy, renowned for his elegant interpretations of religious and mythological scenes.
One of these followers was Reni, who is considered the best known and most prolific artist of the Bolognese school and also the most important. He is without a doubt the best artist who embraced classical idealism and his later works attained a lyrical depth that can be described as neo-Hellenic.
Reni was probably one of the most successful and sought-after Italian painters of his time, although he was notoriously difficult and temperamental. His paintings combine elegant and graceful figures with naturalistic details and textures.
'Guido Reni was the most famous Italian painter of his day, revered for the grace and naturalness of his serenely balanced compositions he was even referred to as "the divine...
Nature and Devotion. His life. Guido Reni, Self portrait, 1601, oil on canvas, 64,5 x 52 cm. London, Private collection. Guido Reni was born in Bologna in 1575, by Daniele Reni musician and master of the Chapel of San Petronio, and Ginevra Pozzi.
Guido Reni. Guido Rena, Guidus Reni, Guidus Renius. Role (s): Appraiser, Artist, Donor, Prince. Note: He was elected but never served as principe. Documents. Works of Art. Selected Bibliography. Sort by: Place Name.
