Beatrice Cenci Antique Italian Oil Painting after Guido Reni (1575-1642)

After Guido Reni (Italian, 1575-1642)

Beatrice Cenci

Oil on Canvas

  • Painting - 34cm x 26cm
  • Frame - 42cm x 34cm 

Notes

A very fine 19th century copy after the painting attributed to Reni of c.1600 in the Palazzo Barberini, Rome.

Notes on the original;

The Portrait of Beatrice Cenci is a painting attributed to the Italian Baroque painter Guido Reni. It is housed in the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica of Palazzo Barberini, Rome. The painting dealt with a controversial topic of Beatrice Cenci, a woman who was executed by Papal authorities, specifically Pope Clement VIII Aldobrandini.

Condition

The canvas lined in the 20th century and with several subsequent patched repairs.  There are various minor scuffs and marks and the painting would benefit from a light clean and some minor restoration.  There is what appears to be a number scratched in the paint layer upper left - '1514'.  The frame with minor imperfections.

Artist Information

Guido Reni 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. 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.

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