Person Information

Biography

Guido Reni began studying painting at the age of nine. He joined the Carracci Academy when he was 20. Throughout his life he alternated living ing Bologna and Rome. He painted Frescos in Rome in various churches, including the Vatican. He also painted "The Cycle of the Labors of Hercules" for the Duke of Mantua which are now in the Louvre. Near the end of his life his paintings became more melancholy.

Letter References

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, November 5, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 21, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, August 23, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, August 26, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, August 24, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Adeline Seward, August 27, 1859

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, August 4, 1833

Letter from William Henry Seward to Frances Miller Seward, September 1833

Citations

Biography and Citation Information:
Biography: 
Guido Reni began studying painting at the age of nine. He joined the Carracci Academy when he was 20. Throughout his life he alternated living ing Bologna and Rome. He painted Frescos in Rome in various churches, including the Vatican. He also painted "The Cycle of the Labors of Hercules" for the Duke of Mantua which are now in the Louvre. Near the end of his life his paintings became more melancholy.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Guido Reni: Master Drawings
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Blagoy Kiroff
Publisher Name: 
Blagoy Kiroff
Year: 
2015
Start Page: 
Foreword
End Page: 
Foreword
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=PxMNCgAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Guido Reni
Publisher Location: 
California
Publisher Name: 
Bates and Guild Company
Year: 
1903
Start Page: 
359
End Page: 
359
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=gk9uAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=guido+reni&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikqZrQo8fTAhXD2SYKHWzGDtgQ6AEILTAC#v=onepage&q=1575&f=false
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Guido Reni
Publisher Location: 
California
Publisher Name: 
Bates and Guild Company
Year: 
1903
Start Page: 
30
End Page: 
30
Citation Notes: 
https://books.google.com/books?id=gk9uAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=guido+reni&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwikqZrQo8fTAhXD2SYKHWzGDtgQ6AEILTAC#v=onepage&q=1642&f=false