Studies of Flying Putti (recto); Composition Studies (verso)
1575–1642
Medium
Pen and brown ink (recto); pen and brown ink; female figure at lower left in black chalk (verso)
Dimensions
6 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (15.6 × 21.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Richard Krautheimer, in memory of Trude Krautheimer-Hess, 1988
Accession Number
1988.32
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...