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GUIDO RENI (BOLOGNA 1575-BOLOGNA 1642)
An angel with a violin
c.1613RCIN 903464
The drawing is a study for Reni’s fresco of
St Dominic in Glory, in the chapel housing the saint’s remains in the church of San Domenico, Bologna. Though drawn from a model, Reni has added the outlines of the angel’s wings. The strong faceting here was a result of Reni’s use of a hard, scratchy black chalk; the drapery in the fresco is much more fluid.
No. 118
