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Guido Reni
Early 17th Century by Guido Reni Masculine Head Oil on canvas

Early 17th Century

$120,142.47
£87,981.06
€100,000
CA$163,543.94
A$183,311.71
CHF 95,445.03
MX$2,238,314.38
NOK 1,211,805.06
SEK 1,148,682.20
DKK 761,030.49
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Guido Reni (Bologna, Italy, 1575 – 1642) Title: Masculine Head Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 44.7 × 51.2 cm – with frame 62.8 x 68.3 x 5.5 cm Expertise by Claudio Strinati, art historian Fairs: The International Biennial of Antiques in Florence 2022 and 2024 (BIAF, Biennale Internazionale dell’Antiquariato di Firenze) Exhibitions: Caravaggio e il suo tempo - Tra naturalismo e classicism, exhibition curated by Pierluigi Carofano, from 16 July to 8 December 2023, Castle of Mesagne, Brindisi (Puglia), Italy; Un viaggio nell’arte italiana dal Medioevo al Barocco, exhibition organised by Fondazione CariPerugia, from 31 May to 1 July 2018, Gubbio, Logge dei Tiratori. Publications: From Sacro to Profano, the Giorgio Baratti art collection from Milan, exhibition catalogue curated by Daiva Mitrulevičiūtė, Giovanni Matteo Guidetti and Ileana Maniscalco, (16 February – 27 September 2020), Vilnius, National Museum - Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, pp. 606-609; Caravaggio e il suo tempo - Tra naturalismo e classicismo, exhibition and catalogue curated by Pierluigi Carofano, (16 July – 8 December 2023), Brindisi (Puglia), Castle of Mesagne, pp. 60-61. Guido Reni (1575-1642) was an Italian Baroque painter. He mostly painted religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects. He was active in Rome, Naples and in his hometown Bologna where he became the dominant figure in the Bolognese School. The work depicts a male head inspired by the model of the so-called “Ripa Grande Slave” (Schiavo di Ripa Grande), an ancient sculpture taken up during the 17th century in painting. When Guido Reni firstly arrived in Rome, was very interested in the “Ripa Grande Slave” subject. The pictorial drafting is very much in the style of Caravaggio, and it is typical of a young Guido Reni. So, this head inspired by the so-called “Ripa Grande slave” was executed by Guido Reni around 1600. An X-ray exam conducted on the painting, has shown a drawing of another head under the pictorial layer. The drawing of the head that emerged from the examination is of the highest quality and it is presumed to be the work of Caravaggio. As a young man, while in Rome, Caravaggio worked in contact with various artists' workshops, so the head underneath Reni’s painting may have been produced while Caravaggio was at Antiveduto Grammatica's workshop, and subsequently Guido Reni re-used that same canvas.
  • Creator:
    Guido Reni (1575 - 1642)
  • Creation Year:
    Early 17th Century
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.78 in (47.7 cm)Width: 20.16 in (51.2 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    without frame 44.7 × 51.2 cm – with frame 62.8 x 68.3 x 5.5 cmPrice: $120,142
  • Medium:
  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
    Early 17th Century
  • Condition:
  • Gallery Location:
    Milano, IT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1701216040352

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