Guido Reni (; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an

Italian painter Following is a list of Italian painters (in alphabetical order) who are notable for their art. A *Niccolò dell'Abbate (1509/12–1571) *Giuseppe Abbati (1836–1868) *Angiolo Achini (1850–1930) *Pietro Adami (c. 1730) *Livio Agresti (1508 ...

of the

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period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to

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Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin (, , ; June 1594 – 19 November 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of his working life in Rome. Most of his works were on religious and mythological subjects painted for a ...

, and

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. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects. Active in Rome, Naples, and his native

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, he became the dominant figure in the Bolognese School that emerged under the influence of the

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Biography

Born in

into a family of musicians, Guido Reni was the only child of Daniele Reni and Ginevra Pozzi.Spear, Richard E. "Reni, Guido". ''Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online''. Oxford University Press. Apprenticed at the age of nine to the Bolognese studio of

Denis Calvaert Denis (or Denys or Denijs) Calvaert (; around 154016 April 1619) was an Antwerp-born Flemish painter, who lived in Italy for most of his life, where he was known as Dionisio Fiammingo () or simply Il Fiammingo ("the Fleming"). Calvaert was a profo ...

, he was soon joined in that studio by Albani and

Domenichino Domenico Zampieri (, ; October 21, 1581 – April 6, 1641), known by the diminutive Domenichino (, ) after his shortness, was an Italian Baroque painter of the Bolognese School of painters. Life Domenichino was born in Bologna, son of a sho ...

. When Reni was about twenty years old, the three Calvaert pupils migrated to the rising rival studio, named ''

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'' (Academy of the "newly embarked", or progressives), led by Ludovico Carracci. They went on to form the nucleus of a prolific and successful school of Bolognese painters who followed Lodovico's cousin,

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, to Rome. Reni completed commissions for his first altarpieces while in the Carracci academy. He left the academy by 1598, after an argument with Ludovico Carracci over unpaid work. Around this time he made his first prints, a series commemorating

Pope Clement VIII Pope Clement VIII ( la, Clemens VIII; it, Clemente VIII; 24 February 1536 – 3 March 1605), born Ippolito Aldobrandini, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 2 February 1592 to his death in March 1605. Born ...

's visit to Bologna in 1598.

Work in Rome

By late 1601 Reni and Albani had moved to Rome to work with the teams led by

in fresco decoration of the

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. During 1601–1604 his main patron was Cardinal

Paolo Emilio Sfondrati Paolo Emilio Sfondrati (1560 – 14 February 1618) was an Italian Cardinal. Biography Born to a noble family in Milan and the nephew of Pope Gregory XIV, he was the cardinal priest of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere, papal legate in Bologna, member of ...

. By 1604–05 he received an independent commission for an altarpiece of the ''Crucifixion of St. Peter''. After returning briefly to Bologna, he went back to Rome to become one of the premier painters during the papacy of

Pope Paul V Pope Paul V ( la, Paulus V; it, Paolo V) (17 September 1550 – 28 January 1621), born Camillo Borghese, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 16 May 1605 to his death in January 1621. In 1611, he honored ...

(

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); between 1607 and 1614 he became one of the painters most patronized by the Borghese family. Bacchus and Ariadne by Guido Reni

Reni's frescoed ceiling of the large central hall of the ''Casino dell' Aurora'', located in the grounds of the

Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi The Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi is a palace in Rome, Italy. It was built by the Borghese family on the Quirinal Hill; its footprint occupies the site where the ruins of the baths of Constantine stood, whose remains still are part of the base ...

, is often considered his fresco masterpiece. The building was originally a pavilion commissioned by Cardinal

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; the rear portion overlooks the Piazza Montecavallo and

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. The massive fresco is framed ''in quadri riportati'' and depicts ''Apollo in his Chariot preceded by Dawn (Aurora) bringing light to the world''. The work is restrained in classicism, copying poses from Roman sarcophagi, and showing far more simplicity and restraint than Carracci's riotous ''Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne'' in the Farnese. In this painting, Reni allies himself more with the sterner Cavaliere d'Arpino, Lanfranco, and Albani "School" of mytho-historic painting, and less with the more crowded frescoes characteristic of

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. There is little concession to perspective, and the vibrantly colored style is antithetical to the tenebrism of

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's followers. Documents show that Reni was paid 247 ''scudi'' and 54 ''baiocchi'' upon completion of his work on 24 September 1616. In 1630 the

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family of

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commissioned from Reni a painting of the

Archangel Michael Michael (; he, מִיכָאֵל, lit=Who is like El od, translit=Mīḵāʾēl; el, Μιχαήλ, translit=Mikhaḗl; la, Michahel; ar, ميخائيل ، مِيكَالَ ، ميكائيل, translit=Mīkāʾīl, Mīkāl, Mīkhāʾīl), also ...

for the church of

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. The painting, completed in 1636, gave rise to an old legend that Reni had represented Satan—crushed under St Michael's foot—with the facial features of Cardinal Giovanni Battista Pamphilj in revenge for a slight. GuidoReni MichaelDefeatsSatan

Reni also frescoed the Paoline Chapel of

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in Rome as well as the

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wings of the Vatican. According to rumor, the pontifical chapel of Montecavallo (Chapel of the Annunciation) was assigned to Reni to paint. However, because he felt underpaid by the papal ministers, the artist left Rome once again for Bologna, leaving the role of the pre-eminent artist in Rome to Domenichino.

Work in Naples and return to Bologna

Guido Reni - Saint Joseph and the Christ Child - Google Art Project

Returning to Bologna more or less permanently after 1614, Reni established a successful and prolific studio there. He was commissioned to decorate the cupola of the chapel of Saint Dominic in Bologna's

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between 1613 and 1615, resulting in the radiant fresco ''Saint Dominic in Glory'', a masterpiece that can stand comparison with the exquisite

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below it. He also contributed to the decoration of the Rosary Chapel in the same church with a ''Resurrection''; and in 1611 he had already painted for San Domenico a superb ''Massacre of the Innocents'' (now in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna) which became an important reference for the French Neoclassic style, as well as a model for details in Picasso's ''Guernica''. In 1614–15 he painted ''The Israelites Gathering Manna'' for a chapel in the cathedral of

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. Leaving Bologna briefly in 1618, Reni traveled to

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to complete a commission to paint a ceiling in a chapel of the cathedral of San Gennaro. However, in Naples, other prominent local painters, including Corenzio, Caracciolo and Ribera, were vehemently resistant to competitors, and according to rumor, conspired to poison or otherwise harm Reni (as may have befallen Domenichino in Naples after him). Reni, who had a great fear of being poisoned (and of witchcraft), chose not to outstay his welcome. After leaving Rome, Reni alternately painted in different styles, but displayed less eclectic tastes than many of Carracci's trainees. For example, his altarpiece for ''Samson Victorious'' formulates stylized poses, like those characteristic of

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. In contrast, his ''Crucifixion'' and his ''Atlanta and Hipomenes'' depict dramatic diagonal movement coupled with the effects of light and shade that portray the more Baroque influence of

. His turbulent yet realistic ''Massacre of the Innocents'' (Pinacoteca, Bologna) is painted in a manner reminiscent of a late Raphael. In 1625 Prince Władysław Sigismund Vasa of

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visited the artist's workshop in Bologna during his visit to Western Europe. The close rapport between the painter and the Polish prince resulted in the acquisition of drawings and paintings. In 1630, while Bologna was suffering from plague, Reni painted the ''Pallion del Voto'' with images of Saints

Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius of Loyola, Society of Jesus, S.J. (born Íñigo López de Oñaz y Loyola; eu, Ignazio Loiolakoa; es, Ignacio de Loyola; la, Ignatius de Loyola; – 31 July 1556), venerated as Saint Ignatius of Loyola, was a Spain, Spanish Catholic ...

and

Francis Xavier Francis Xavier (born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta; Latin: ''Franciscus Xaverius''; Basque: ''Frantzisko Xabierkoa''; French: ''François Xavier''; Spanish: ''Francisco Javier''; Portuguese: ''Francisco Xavier''; 7 April 15063 December ...

. By the 1630s Reni's painting style became looser, less

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ed, and dominated by lighter colors. A compulsive gambler, Reni was often in financial distress despite the steady demand for his paintings. According to his biographer,

Carlo Cesare Malvasia Carlo Cesare Malvasia (1616–1693) was an Italian scholar and art historian from Bologna, best known for his biographies of Baroque artists titled ''Felsina pittrice'', published in 1678. Life and career Malvasia is the Bolognese equivalen ...

, Reni's need to recoup gambling losses resulted in rushed execution and multiple copies of his works produced by his workshop. The paintings of his last years include many unfinished works. Reni's themes are mostly biblical and mythological. He painted few portraits; those of Sixtus V and of Cardinal

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are among the most noteworthy, along with one of his mother (in the Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna) and a few self-portraits - both from his youth and from his old age. The so-called "Beatrice Cenci", formerly ascribed to Reni and praised by generations of admirers, is now regarded as a doubtful attribution.

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was executed in Rome before Reni ever lived there and thus could not have sat for the portrait. Many etchings are attributed to Guido Reni, some after his own paintings and some after other masters. They are spirited, in a light style of delicate lines and dots. Reni's technique, as used by the Bolognese school, was the standard for Italian printmakers of his time. Reni died in Bologna in 1642. He was buried there in the Rosary Chapel of the

; the painter

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(whose father had been Reni's pupil and whom some considered the artistic reincarnation of Reni) was later interred in the same tomb.

Pupils and legacy

Reni was the most famous Italian artist of his generation. Through his many pupils, he had wide-ranging influence on later Baroque. In the center of Bologna he established two studios, teeming with nearly 200 pupils. His most distinguished pupil was

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, named ''Il Pesarese'', who painted the portrait of his master now in the Bolognese Gallery. Reni's other Bolognese pupils included

Antonio Randa Antonio Randa (born around Bologna about 1595, died maybe in Ferrara after 1657) was an Italian painter of the classicist period, active in Ferrara, Modena, Rovigo, Florence, Comacchio and his native Bologna. Biography Randa first trained with Gu ...

(early on in his career considered the best pupil of Reni, until he tried to kill his master),

Vincenzo Gotti Vicenzo Gotti (c. 1580 – 1636) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period. He was born in Bologna, where he initially had been, alongside Guido Reni, a pupil of Dionysius Calvaert. At the age of 20 years, he moved to Rome with Reni. After s ...

, Emilio Savonanzi, Sebastiano Brunetti,

Tommaso Campana ''Tommaso Campanella'' (active 1620–1640) was an Italian painter active during the Baroque, mainly in his native Bologna. He was originally a pupil of the Carracci, but afterwards followed the style of Guido Reni. In the church of San Michele in ...

Domenico Maria Canuti Domenico Maria Canuti (5 April 1625– 6 April 1684) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active mainly in Bologna and Rome. He was a major painter of fresco decorations. His ceiling decorations showed a mix of Bolognese and Roman infl ...

, Bartolomeo Marescotti, Giovanni Maria Tamburino, and Pietro Gallinari (Pierino del Signor Guido). Other artists who trained under Reni include Antonio Giarola (Cavalier Coppa), Giovanni Battista Michelini,

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Giovanni Boulanger Jean Boulanger (1606–1660) was a French painter active in Italy during the Baroque period. He was born in Troyes, France. He appears to have had some training under Guido Reni in Bologna. One of his more famous works are the frescoes at the ...

of Troyes, Paolo Biancucci of Lucca, Pietro Ricci or Righi of Lucca,

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, Gioseffo and Giovanni Stefano Danedi, Giovanni Giacomo Manno,

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of Milan, Luigi Scaramuccia, Bernardo Cerva,

Francesco Costanzo Cattaneo Francesco Costanzo Catanio, (1602 – July 3, 1665) was a painter of the Italian Baroque period, born and mainly active in Ferrara. He was variously known as Catanio, Cattani, Cattaneo, or Cattanio, sometimes without the forename Francesco. ...

of Ferrara,

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, and Marco Bandinelli. Beyond Italy, Reni's influence was important in the style of many Spanish Baroque artists, such as

Jusepe de Ribera Jusepe de Ribera (1591 – 1652) was a painter and printmaker, who along with Francisco de Zurbarán, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, and the singular Diego Velázquez, are regarded as the major artists of Spanish Baroque painting. Referring to ...

and Murillo. But his work was particularly appreciated in France—

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believed Reni must have had "a French soul"—and influenced generations of French artists such as Le Sueur, Le Brun, Vien, and

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; as well as on later French Neoclassic painters. In the 19th century, Reni's reputation declined as a result of changing taste—epitomized by

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's censorious judgment that the artist's work was sentimental and false.Kimmelman, Michael,
Renewed Luster for a Baroque Master
''The New York Times'', 20 March 1989. Retrieved 28 May 2017. A revival of interest in Reni has occurred since 1954, when an important retrospective exhibition of his work was mounted in Bologna.

Partial anthology of works

*''Galatea and Acis'', attributed, Grand Palace at Gatchina (Saint Petersburg), Russia *''Self-Portrait'' *''

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and Diana'' *''Crucifixion of St Peter'', Vatican Museums, Rome *''Christ Crucified'',

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, Rome *''Holy Trinity'', Santissima Trinità dei Pellegrini, Rome *''Holy Conception'',

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*'' Massacre of the Innocents'', Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna. *''Penitent Magdalene'' ca. 1635, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore *''Penitent Peter'',

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, Shawnee, Oklahoma *''Lament over the Body of Christ'', Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna. *''Ecce Homo'', Gemaldegälerie, Dresden *''Ecce Homo'' 1639, The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge *''Saints Peter and Paul'',

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, Milan *''Assumption of the Virgin'', Sant'Ambrogio, Genoa *''Assumption of Mary'', Chiesa parrocchiale di Santa Maria,

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*''St Paul the Hermit and St. Anthony in the Wilderness'', Berlin *''Fortune'', Capitol *''Samson Drinking from the Jawbone of an Ass'' *''Ariadne''

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*''Atalanta and Hippomenes'' 1612 Prado, Madrid *''St

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in Ecstasy'' 1614, Roman Oratory church,

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- The Chiesa Nuova, Rome *''Atalanta and Hippomenes'' 1622–25

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, Naples *''Madonna del Rosario'', Madonna di San Luca, Bologna *''The Labors of Hercules'', Louvre. *''The Suicide of Lucrezia'' ca. 1625–40

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*''Lucrezia and Cleopatra'',

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, Rome. *''

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'', Pinacoteca Capitolina, Rome. *''Annunziata Chapel'',

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, Rome *''San Sebastiano'', Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna *''Saint Sebastian'',

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; other versions are in the collections of the

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in the UK, the

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seven, and others once there have now been removed to other public collections. Among the seven is the small ''Coronation of the Virgin'', painted on copper. It was probably painted before the master left Bologna for Rome.

Gallery

File:St cecilia guido reni.jpg, ''Saint Cecilia'', 1606 File:Guido Reni - Saint Sebastian - Google Art Project (27740148).jpg, ''Saint Sebastian'', ca. 1615 File:Guido Reni - St Filippo Neri in Ecstasy - WGA19295.jpg, ''St

in Ecstacy'', 1614, Oratory church Chiesa Nuova, Rome File:San domenico, bologna, interno, arca di san domenico, cappella con affreschi di guido reni 02.JPG, ''St Dominic's Glory'' crowning the Arca di San Domenico, 1613–1615 File:Hipómenes y Atalanta (Reni).jpg, ''Hippomenes and Atalanta'', 1618–1619,

File:Budapest kunst 0021.tif, ''David and Abigail'', c. 1615 File:Guido Reni - Cristo resucitado abrazado a la Cruz - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Jesus Christ with the Cross'', 1621 File:Guido Reni - The Baptism of Christ - Google Art Project.jpg, ''The Baptism of Christ'', ca. 1622–1623 File:Consegna delle chiavi - Reni.jpg, ''Christ Giving the Keys to St. Peter'', 1626,

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and

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's Wife'', 1631 File:Guido Reni, Head of Saint Francis, before c. 1632, NGA 53113.jpg, ''Head of Saint Francis'', before c. 1632,

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File:Guido Reni - St Matthew and the Angel - WGA19308.jpg, ''St Matthew and the Angel'', ca. 1635–1640 File:Guido Reni - The Penitent Magdalene - Google Art Project.jpg, ''The Penitent Magdalene'', ca. 1635 File:Guido Reni - Saint James the Greater - Google Art Project.jpg, ''Saint James the Greater'', ca. 1636–1638 File:Reni, Guido - St John the Baptist in the Wilderness - Google Art Project.jpg, ''St John the Baptist in the Wilderness'', 1636–1637 File:Guido Reni - Lucretia - Google Art Project (392940).jpg, ''Lucretia'', 1640–1642

References and sources

References

Sources

* Cavalli, Gian Carlo (ed.)''Guido Reni'' exh. cat. Bologna 1954 * Pepper, Stephen, ''Guido Reni'', Oxford 1984 * Marzia Faietti, 'Rome 1610: Guido Reni after Annibale Carracci' Print Quarterly, XXVIII, 2011, pp. 276–81 * Orlandi, Pellegrino Antonio; Guarienti, Pietro, ''Abecedario Pittorico'', Naples, 171

* ''Guido Reni 1575-1642'' (exhibition catalogue Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna; Los Angeles County Museum of art; Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth) Bologna 1988 * Spear, Richard, '' The 'Divine' Guido: Religion, Sex, Money, and Art in the World of Guido Reni'', New Haven and London, 1997 * Hansen, Morten Steen and Joaneath Spicer, eds., ''Masterpieces of Italian Painting, The Walters Art Museum'', Baltimore and London, 2005
"Printmaking"
Encyclopædia Britannica. 2007. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 29 March 2007

External links

*
''Orazio and Artemisia Gentileschi''
a fully digitized exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Libraries, which contains material on Guido Reni (see index) *
Jusepe de Ribera, 1591-1652
', a full text exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art, which includes material on Guido Reni (see index)
A poem about which models Guido Reni used for female subjects
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reni, Guido 1575 births 1642 deaths Painters from Bologna 16th-century Italian painters Italian male painters 17th-century Italian painters Italian Baroque painters Italian portrait painters Burials at the Basilica of San Domenico