Guido Reni, 1645 - Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist - fine art print

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In this large canvas, Guido Reni, a leading seventeenth-century Bolognese painter, depicted one of the New Testament’s more macabre stories. Salome, the daughter of Queen Herodias, so pleased her stepfather, Herod Antipas, by dancing at his birthday feast that he promised to grant her any wish. Prompted by her vengeful mother, Salome asked for the head of the prophet John the Baptist, whom Herod had imprisoned for denouncing his marriage. The painting illustrates the moment when the head of the saint is presented to the beautiful young woman. Highly selective in his palette, Reni depicted this gory event with rhythmic grace, soft modeling, and elegant remove. No blood drips from John’s head, and the color and illumination are cool; indeed, there is no specific setting, nor are any strong emotions depicted. In this late work, the handling of the figures is broad, especially in the legs of the young page and the feet of Salome, which are only summarily brushed in. This raises the central, unresolved question of much of Reni’s late work: whether or not this picture should be considered finished.

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Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist was painted by the baroque Italian painter Guido Reni in 1645. The original was made with the size 248,5 × 174 cm (97 3/4 × 68 1/2 in) and was painted with oil on canvas. Today, this artwork is part of the digital art collection of Art Institute Chicago located in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America. With courtesy of Art Institute Chicago (licensed - public domain). The creditline of the artpiece is: Louise B. and Frank H. Woods Purchase Fund. On top of that, alignment of the digital reproduction is in portrait format with a ratio of 1 : 1.4, which means that the length is 29% shorter than the width. The painter Guido Reni was a European artist from Italy, whose style was primarily Baroque. The Baroque painter was born in 1575 in Bologna, Bologna province, Emilia-Romagna, Italy and died at the age of 67 in 1642.

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