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Triumphal column with female figure of Fame holding a trumpet at the top, a temporary decoration for the entry of Pope Clement VIII in Bologna in 1598

Guido Reni

1598

Triumphal column with female figure of Fame holding a trumpet at the top, a temporary decoration for the entry of Pope Clement VIII in Bologna in 1598 by Guido Reni

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 8 9/16 × 5 9/16 in. (21.7 × 14.2 cm)

Classification

Prints|Ornament & Architecture

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1937

Accession Number

37.35.2(9)

Tags

BuildingsColumns

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...

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