Guido Reni

In his most valuable paintings, one can see, in the well-proportioned figures, with their fair ancient clothing and graceful hairstyles, that he studied Raphael a lot, that he took purity of attitudes and propriety of postures from Correggio, and from Parmigianino , the grace and aspect of the faces. Tender and meaty are his little angels, and always the figures are perfectly outlined, and the draping is magnificent and successful; and deeply studied nudes, showing great intelligence in painting beautiful torsos. And, better than any other, he knew how to make heads looking up.

ISBN: 9788419524102