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Guido Reni
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Fan account of Guido Reni, an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
1575-1642
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The Archangel Michael defeating Satan https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/the-archangel-michael-defeating-satan-1635
The Archangel Michael defeating Satan
November 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Education of the Virgin https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/education-of-the-virgin-1642
Education of the Virgin
November 28, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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Allegory of Learning https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235179
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Cleopatra https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/cleopatra-1
November 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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Madonna and Child at a Table with Saint John the Baptist https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/235142
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Alpheus Hyatt Purchasing Fund
November 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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John the Baptist https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/john-the-baptist-1640
John the Baptist
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Mary's Birth https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/mary-s-birth-1611
Mary's Birth
November 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Evangelist St. Matthew and the Angel https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/evangelist-st-matthew-and-the-angel
Evangelist St. Matthew and the Angel
November 26, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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Joseph and Potiphar's Wife https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/joseph-and-potiphars-wife
Joseph and Potiphar's Wife
November 26, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Christ in Glory between the angels and archangels https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/christ-in-glory-between-the-angels-and-archangels-1621
Christ in Glory between the angels and archangels
November 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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Mary Magdalene https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/mary-magdalene-1616
Mary Magdalene
November 25, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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The purification of the Virgin https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/the-purification-of-the-virgin-1640
The purification of the Virgin
November 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Half-length Draped Figure https://www.artic.edu/artworks/82428/
The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection
November 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Apostlahuvud http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=157927&viewType=detailView
  
November 24, 2025 at 1:01 PM
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Saint Luke https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/saint-luke-1621
Saint Luke
November 24, 2025 at 11:15 AM
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Saint Christopher https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/244380
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Belinda L. Randall from the collection of John Witt Randall
November 23, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Magdalena med kors http://collection.nationalmuseum.se/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=177126&viewType=detailView
Den heliga Magdalena är framställd i bröstbild fas vänster. Gloria kring huvudet, det utslagna håret nedfallande över axlarna även röd mantel. Hon sitter med nedåtböjt huvud och betraktar ett enkelt kors, som hon håller fram med sin högra hand. Mörk fond.  
November 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Head of a Bearded Man https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/296792
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Meta and Paul J. Sachs
November 23, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/head-of-christ-crowned-with-thorns-1620
Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns
November 22, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Saint Joseph https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/saint-joseph
Saint Joseph
November 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Madonna Enthroned with Saints https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/madonna-enthroned-with-saints
Madonna Enthroned with Saints
November 22, 2025 at 11:12 AM
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Madonna and Child https://collections.artsmia.org/art/111870/
dark image of head and upper torso of Madonna with hair in braided updo, holding Christ Child near her PL shoulder; Christ Child has PL hand raised, with index finger pointing; reddish-brown ground with grey figures Recently rediscovered, this dark, quiet image is a rare early drawing by the Bolognese painter Guido Reni. One of the most celebrated masters of devotional art in the 17th century, Reni created countless images of saints, the Madonna, and Christ that have resonated with the faithful for centuries. This drawing appears to be an early experiment in a genre he would come to define. The Parmigianinesque composition reflects Reni’s deep admiration of the Renaissance artist. To achieve the shimmering, jewellike quality, Reni tinted the paper brown and applied a deeper brown oil paint to the surface as a ground. He then worked the figures up from dark to light, achieving an intimate yet powerful devotional image.
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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Virgin and Child adoring https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/virgin-and-child-adoring-1642
Virgin and Child adoring
November 21, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Bust of a Woman Wearing a Turban https://collections.artsmia.org/art/1612/
Oval canvas, female figure holding a bowl. When Guido Reni died in 1642, he was the most famous artist in Italy, and his sought-after paintings became even more valuable, including those left unfinished. This late work was likely among the incomplete canvases in his studio. As it passed from one princely collection to another before coming here, the woman’s identity continued to be a source of much speculation. A cardinal identified her as Saint Lucy holding a bowl containing her eyes, extracted during her martyrdom. To others, her turban suggested that she was a sibyl, an ancient Roman prophetess, shown reading signs and foretelling omens; or perhaps she was Circe, the sorceress who turned the Greek hero Odysseus’s companions into pigs. A more recent identification is Porcia, the wife of Brutus, Julius Caesar’s assassin, who killed herself by swallowing burning coals. Unfortunately, the artist’s death before the picture’s completion prevents any definitive conclusion about this young woman’s identity. Recent conservation of this picture was made possible by a generous contribution from an anonymous patron through Mia’s Adopt-a-Painting program.
November 21, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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Magdalene with the Jar of Ointment https://www.wikiart.org/en/guido-reni/magdalene-with-the-jar-of-ointment
Magdalene with the Jar of Ointment
November 20, 2025 at 6:34 PM