Girl carrying a crucifix and stepping toward a pilaster, seen from behind
Guido Reni
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Renaissance Painter · Active 1590 – 1699
Guido Reni
Across 22 works held in Paintale's collection, Guido Reni returns again and again to daily life, portrait, religion & mythology — a range that gives a sense of what the Renaissance period asked of its painters.
Daily LifePortraitReligion & MythologyPower & PoliticsTragedy & Death
Where to see the work: The Metropolitan Museum of Art · Cleveland Museum of Art · Art Institute of Chicago.
Paintings by Guido Reni (22)
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The Head of a Woman Looking Up (Judith)
Guido Reni
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The Immaculate Conception
Guido Reni
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Studies of Flying Putti (recto); Composition Studies (verso)
Guido Reni
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Angels in Glory
Guido Reni
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Adoration of the Magi
Guido Reni
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The Holy Family with Two Angels
Guido Reni
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Charity
Guido Reni
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The Reclining Headless Body of Holofernes; Study of Female Semi-Nude Figure (on a small separate, unrelated sheet of blue paper, pasted onto the lower left of the large sheet)
Guido Reni
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Girl with a Cushion
Guido Reni
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The Holy Family with Scriptural Scene in Background
Guido Reni
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The Madonna and Child in the Round
Guido Reni
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The Virgin and Child at a table with the young John the Baptist
Guido Reni
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Saint Christopher walking with the infant Christ on his right shoulder
Guido Reni
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Young Saint John the Baptist kneeling before the infant Christ who caresses his face, the Virgin and Joseph in the background at right
Guido Reni
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The Virgin holding the infant Christ, an oval composition
Guido Reni
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Saint Jerome kneeling on a rock in front of a cross and an open book facing left
Guido Reni
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Ecce Homo
Guido Reni
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The Holy Family with Two Angels
Guido Reni
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The Holy Family
Guido Reni
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Martyrdom of Saint Andrew
Guido Reni
428 likes78 comments
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Guido Reni
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About Guido Reni
Guido Reni's surviving output sits squarely within the Renaissance period, and the paintings collected here return repeatedly to daily life, portrait, religion & mythology, power & politics, tragedy & death. Read together, they trace how one artist worked through the same problems of figure, light, and narrative weight that defined the period.
Guido Reni's paintings have found permanent homes at institutions such as The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago. Every entry on Paintale digs into how each piece was made, what it depicts, and how it has been read and re-read since it left the studio.
Frequently asked about Guido Reni
- When did Guido Reni live?
- Guido Reni was active around 1590 – 1699, during the Renaissance period.
- Where can I see paintings by Guido Reni?
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago.
- What themes did Guido Reni paint?
- Daily Life, Portrait, Religion & Mythology, Power & Politics, Tragedy & Death.