Vatican Museums
15th - 20th century
Galleria Spada
Rome
1540, 1653
Guido Reni
Guido Reni was an influential Italian Baroque painter. Born in 1575 in Bologna, Reni trained under the Flemish painter Denis Calvaert before joining the Carracci Academy, where he adopted the dynamic compositions and naturalistic approach that defined his work. Reni's career flourished in Rome, where he received prestigious commissions, including the ceiling fresco Aurora (1614) at the Casino dell'Aurora Pallavicini, a masterpiece lauded for its vibrant colors and graceful figures. He passed away in 1642.