Saint Francis of Assisi, kneeling before a crucifix with two angels at upper left

Saint Francis of Assisi, kneeling before a crucifix with two angels at upper left by Guido Reni|Domenico Maria Canuti

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 7/8 in. (23.2 × 17.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926

Accession Number

26.70.4(195)

About the Artist

Guido Reni|Domenico Maria Canuti · 15751642

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...

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