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Guido Reni
Bolognese painter (1575–1642)
Guido Reni | |
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Self portrait, c. 1602 | |
| Born | 4 November 1575 Bologna, Papal States |
| Died | 18 August 1642(1642-08-18) (aged 66) Bologna |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painting |
| Movement | Baroque |
Guido Reni (Italian pronunciation:[ˌɡwiːdoˈrɛːni]; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas 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.
Biography
[edit]Born in Bologna into a family of musicians, Guido Reni was the only child of Daniele Reni and Ginevra Pozzi.[1] Apprenticed at the age of nine to the Bolognese studio of Denis Calvaert, he was soon joined in that studio by Albani and Domenichino.[1]
When Reni was about twenty years old, the three Calvaert pupils migrated to the rising rival studio, named Accademia degli Incamminati (Academy of the "newly embarked", or progressives), led by Ludovico Carracci. They went on to form
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Guido Reni was among the most famous artists in Italy around 1640 with a reputation recognized across Europe. The purity and spirituality of his baroque classicism became a touchstone for devotional art in the Catholic world.
Guido Reni, by the end of his career, had become the most famous artist in Italy, with a European reputation. The purity and spirituality of his baroque classicism became a touchstone for devotional art in the Catholic world, like the later work of Carlo Dolci (1616–86) in Florence and Murillo (1617–82) in Spain. Reni was born in Bologna and trained under the Flemish late mannerist Denys Calvaert (1540–1619). He naturally gravitated towards the Carracci academy, whose new style reinvigorated the legacy of Raphael (1483–1520), Correggio (1489–1534) and the great Venetians with a realism based on life drawing. In 1601, Reni moved to Rome and in his first major commission, the Crucifixion of St Peter, he adopted a Caravaggesque manner, then on the cutting edge. His fresco of Aurora in the Casino Rospigliosi shows the impact of the antique in the relief composition and classical poses, as well as the smooth elegance of the late mannerist painter, Cavaliere d’Arpino (1568–1640) whom he knew well.
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Title:The Immaculate Conception
Artist:Guido Reni (Italian, Bologna 1575–1642 Bologna)
Date:1627
Medium:Oil predisposition canvas
Dimensions:105 1/2 x 73 in. (268 x 185.4 cm)
Classification:Paintings
Credit Line:Victor Wilbour Marker Fund, 1959
Object Number:59.32
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