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Guido Reni
(14th Nov, 1575 - 18th Aug, 1642)
Buste de vieillard, de profil à droite
Credit:
Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais / Thierry Le Mage
musée du Louvre
http://www.louvre.fr
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Keywords:
side-view
portrait of an old man
from behind
beard
Saint Andrew (apostle)
face study
tête levée
old age
man
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About the artwork
Title:
Buste de vieillard, de profil à droite
Periods:
modern age
17th century
XVIIth century
Techniques:
black chalk
beige paper
white highlights
Dimensions:
390 x 275
Inventory number:
INV8923-recto
Detail:
Etude pour la tête de saint André adorant la croix dans la fresque représentant "Saint André conduit au supplice", peinte en 1609 dans la chapelle de Saint-André à San Gregorio al Celio, Rome
Location:
musée du Louvre
About the author(s)
Author:
Guido Reni
Also known as:
le Guide
Born:
14th Nov, 1575
Dead:
18th Aug, 1642
Country:
Italie
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Guido Reni
(Italian pronunciation:
[ˌɡwiːdo ˈrɛːni]
; 4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of high-Baroque style. He painted primarily religious works, as well as mythological and allegorical subjects. Active in Rome, Naples, and his native Bologna, he became the dominant figure in the Bolognese School, and his eclectic classicism was widely influential.
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