The head of Mary Magdalene looking down to the right, in an oval frame, after Reni
ca. 1745–1803
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 12 1/16 in. (39.7 × 30.7 cm) Plate: 9 5/16 × 6 7/8 in. (23.7 × 17.4 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.100.412
Tags
About the Artist
Guido Reni|Domenico Cunego · 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...