Charity
1630 · Oil on canvas
Dimensions 137.2 × 106 cm
Collection: Art Whisperer
This allegorical figure of Charity follows a well-established iconographical model of a woman breastfeeding a group of children. Reni commanded the highest prices and greatest admiration among his contemporaries for such idealized faces and jewel-like tones. This painting may have been commissioned or bought by Prince Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein, who traveled to Italy in 1629–30
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About this artwork
Charity (1630) by Guido Reni, oil on canvas, from the Art Whisperer collection.
About Guido Reni
Guido Reni (4 November 1575 – 18 August 1642) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, although his works showed a classical manner, similar to Simon Vouet, Nicholas Poussin, and Philippe de Champaigne. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects.
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