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The doctors of the church consulting books and documents and contemplating the Virgin who is shown above in heaven, flanked by angels, after Reni
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The doctors of the church consulting books and documents and contemplating the Virgin who is shown above in heaven, flanked by angels, after Reni

Dimensions

Image: 23 in. × 15 1/2 in. (58.4 × 39.3 cm) Sheet (Trimmed): 25 5/16 × 16 7/8 in. (64.3 × 42.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Guido Reni

1575–1642Papal States

Reni created easel paintings and large decorations in Rome, Naples, Mantua, and Bologna, for patrons including Pope Paul V and Italy's top royalty. His graceful, classical style featured refined colors, delicate and varied flesh tones, soft modeling, and gentle emotion that owes a debt to Raphael's work.