Guido Reni was an Italian Baroque painter whose work favored a classical manner in the tradition of Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious subjects alongside mythological and allegorical scenes. Active in Rome, Naples and his native Bologna, he became the dominant figure of the Bolognese School that grew out of the influence of the Carracci family.
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Guido Reni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡwiːdo ˈrɛːni]; 4 November 1575 - 18 August 1642) was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne.
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Around this time, he made his first prints, a series commemorating Pope Clement VIII's visit to Bologna in 1598.
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was an Italian Baroque painter, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicolas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne
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L'Aurora (Aurora) is a large Baroque ceiling fresco painted in 1614 by Guido Reni for the Casino, or garden house, adjacent to the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi, in Rome.
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