A Queen's Picture
A Queen's Picture. Guido Reni and European Diplomacy
A Queen's Picture. Guido Reni and European Diplomacy
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elegance.) As already seen in Annibale Carracci’s<br />
work in the Farnese Gallery, Reni is able to convey<br />
an ideal of elegance although he depicts the adult<br />
bacchante as somewhat playful, while the younger<br />
dancer lends a sweet sentimentality and elegiac<br />
mood to the composition.<br />
For the reasons examined, the present painting<br />
is an acquisition of the utmost importance as an<br />
outstanding example of the late activity of this<br />
great founder of the Bolognese school of painting.
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