

| Date : approx. between 1640 and 1642
Material : Oil on canvas
| Item 12 on 16 European Painting Painting
Area related Italy
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The unorthodox simplicity, refined silver tonality, and tender mood of this work are characteristic of Reni's late paintings. It was once thought that the sketchy appearance of this and his other late works meant that they were unfinished, but like many aging artists, Reni pared form and color to the bare essentials for purely expressive purposes.
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