# Guido Reni

Italian, 1575–1642; born in Bologna; died in Bologna

Reni trained in Bologna, first with Denys Calvaert and then at the Carracci academy, and spent the early 1600s in Rome, where his fresco Aurora won wide fame. Returning to Bologna, he ran a large studio and became the most admired painter of his generation, prized for idealised figures, cool, clear colour and graceful movement. His late works, such as Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, are freer in handling and paler in tone.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

6 works in the collection.

- [Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/salome-with-the-head-of-saint-john-the-baptist-aic-11434), Guido Reni, c. 1639–42. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Martyrdom of Saint Andrew](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/martyrdom-of-saint-andrew-cma-97145), Guido Reni, 1600s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Adoration of the Magi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/adoration-of-the-magi-cma-144303), Guido Reni, 1642. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [Charity](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/charity-met-437422), Guido Reni, ca. 1630. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [The Immaculate Conception](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-immaculate-conception-met-437423), Guido Reni, 1627. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Putto Holding Staff](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/putto-holding-staff-aic-83729), Guido Reni, n.d.. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.