Musician Angels in Clouds (recto); Seated Cleric (verso)
Guido Reni
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk, heightened with traces of white chalk (recto and verso), on blue laid paper
Dimensions
15.8 × 29.5 cm (6 1/4 × 11 5/8 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
112858
About the Artist
Guido Reni · 1575–1642
Guido Reni (1575–1642) was one of the most celebrated Italian painters of the Baroque era and the dominant figure of the Bolognese School. Born into a family of musicians in Bologna, he trained first with Denys Calvaert before joining the influential Accademia degli Incamminati led by Ludovico Carracci. Reni achieved international fame through his idealizing style that combined Baroque dynamism wi...