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Guido Reni

1575 - 1642

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Guido Reni (Italian pronunciation: [ˌɡwiːdo 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. He painted primarily religious works, but also mythological and allegorical subjects. Active in Rome, Naples, and his native Bologna, he became the dominant figure in the Bolognese School that emerged under the influence of the Carracci. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Guido Reni is the 102nd most popular painter (up from 108th in 2019), the 401st most popular biography from Italy (down from 374th in 2019) and the 31st most popular Italian Painter.

GUIDO RENI is most famous for being a painter of the Italian Baroque. He was born in Bologna, Italy, and he is most famous for his work in the Baroque style.

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Among painters, Guido Reni ranks 102 out of 2,023. Before him are Vittore Carpaccio, Paul Signac, Sofonisba Anguissola, Claude Lorrain, Andrei Rublev, and Filippo Lippi. After him are Hans Memling, Antonio da Correggio, Matthias Grünewald, Lisa del Giocondo, Ivan Aivazovsky, and Jacob van Ruisdael.

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Among people born in 1575, Guido Reni ranks 2. Before him is Marie de' Medici. After him are Jakob Böhme, Gwanghaegun of Joseon, Concino Concini, Christoph Scheiner, Anne Catherine of Brandenburg, John Adolf, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp, Antoine de Montchrestien, Diego, Prince of Asturias, Vittoria Aleotti, and Francesco Molin. Among people deceased in 1642, Guido Reni ranks 4. Before him are Galileo Galilei, Cardinal Richelieu, and Marie de' Medici. After him are Saskia van Uylenburgh, Safi of Persia, Dmitry Pozharsky, Pieter van Laer, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, Friedrich Kettler, Sophia Hedwig of Brunswick-Lüneburg, and Frans Francken the Younger.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Guido Reni ranks 401 out of 5,161. Before him are Gallienus (218), Antonio Canova (1757), Pope Stephen IV (770), Gaius Octavius (-100), Pope Sergius I (650), and Filippo Lippi (1406). After him are Nero Claudius Drusus (-38), Antonio da Correggio (1489), Mario Draghi (1947), Pope Theodore II (840), Yves Montand (1921), and Pope Celestine II (1100).

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Among PAINTERS In Italy

Among painters born in Italy, Guido Reni ranks 31. Before him are Duccio (1255), Cimabue (1240), Paolo Uccello (1475), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), Sofonisba Anguissola (1535), and Filippo Lippi (1406). After him are Antonio da Correggio (1489), Lisa del Giocondo (1479), Pontormo (1494), Simone Martini (1284), Andrea del Sarto (1486), and Parmigianino (1503).

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