Sleeping Putto
Guido Reni
1627 - 1700
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
53; 58; 8
About this artwork
height 58 cm x width 53 cm
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...