The 1640s saw a loosening of Reni’s brushwork & a more spiritual tone to his work where expression is heightened to the divine. Blessed Soul (1640-2) combines metaphysics, male nudity & emotion. Lucretia (1640-2) & Cleopatra (1640) show strong women in charge

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Amongst artists The Magdalene inspired fascination as an image of an outsider. Here’s Reni’s images of the former prostitute seeking spiritual enlightenment from the 1630s. They reflect an artist apparently struggling with the church’s teachings on sexuality

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Reni’s religious images, which would later come to define him, included the Resurrected Christ, based on a Michelangelo sculpture (1621), the Baptism of Christ (1623) & Moses (1624). Numerous minor artists based their work on them & they have lost their impact

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Reni really came into his own when painting mythological subjects. These allowed him greater emotional involvement than the religious images which paid the rent. Pictured is the beautiful Bacchus & Ariadne (1619-20), Deianiras (1617-19) & Apollo & Marsyas (c1620-5)

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Reni’s commission to paint the Crucifixion of St Peter (1604-5) as well as his frescoes at the Casino dell’Aurora (1614-16) established his reputation as one of the greatest artists working in Rome at the time. His Aurora (1614) was one of the most influential works among artists

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On a day like today, Italian artist Guido Reni was born: Nov. 04, 1575 (d. 1642).
The Conversion of Saul, 1620.
(El Escorial Monastery, Madrid).

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random doodle cause i have my "witch's son and tomboy knight buddy film" idea on loop in my head and someone tell me why kel turned out looking like a cross of reni, july, and hisoka. why is he like this

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The other one kinda looks like Reni?!?!?

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Cose meravigliose possono essere pubblicate non uno ma cento volte …🙏 🎨.
non ci si stanca mai a ad ammirarle…❤️

Con la dolcezza del portrait di Beatrice Cenci,
sempre di

- Guido Reni -

Ti auguro un bellissimo pomeriggio caro Gerard…🥀

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Guido Reni - "Ritratto di Beatrice Cenci", h. 1600. Palazzo Barberini, Roma.

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Ribera integrated the work of Caravaggio, as well as Guido Reni & Guercino within the native Spanish tradition. His canvases were collected in Spain & influenced artists there. Archimedes (1630), Euclid (c1630-5) & Prometheus (c1630). The latter is a tour de force.

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