Artist Guido Reni (1575 - 1642) Italian Baroque Painter | WAA

Guido Reni was born on November 4, 1575, died August 18, 1642. He was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Bowie, Nicolas Pisan, and Philippe de Champagne. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects. Active in Rome, Naples, and his native Bologna, he became the dominant figure in the Bolognese school that emerged under the influence of the Carracci. Through his many pupils, he had wide-ranging influence on later Baroque. In the center of Bologna he established two studios, teaming with nearly 200 pupils. His most distinguished pupil was Simone Cantorini, who painted the portrait of his master now in the Bolognese gallery. Reni's influence was important in the style of many Spanish Baroque artists, such as Giuseppe de Ribera and Murillo.