The Virgin sewing, two angels and a putto surrounding her, after Reni
Guido Reni|Jacques Bouillard
ca. 1764–1806
Medium
Engraving in red ink
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 11 3/4 × 9 3/16 in. (29.8 × 23.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
Accession Number
17.3.3443.71
Tags
AngelsVirgin MaryPuttiSewing
About the Artist
Guido Reni|Jacques Bouillard · 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...