Massacre of the Innocents
Guido Reni · 1611
Why it's great
Soldiers on a stage-like street try to take away babies from their mothers, in a very tense moment. Guido Reni painted it in 1611, and it is one of the best examples of a graceful and balanced Italian Baroque painting.
Where to see it
📍 Pinacoteca Nazionale di BolognaBologna, Italy
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Guido Reni was an Italian painter born in Bologna in 1575. He became one of the most admired artists of the Baroque, known for graceful figures, soft light and pretty faces in his religious and mythological scenes. He died in Bologna in 1642.
