Mischievous putti romping around frequently appear in Italian Renaissance and baroque art as a decorative, humorous or allegorical element, as they do in some works by Guido Reni. This study may have been a design for an image of Sacred and Profane Love, a popular theme at the time. However, Reni’s only known painting of the subject differs very considerably from this drawing.
Specifications
| Title | Two Putti at Play |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Black and red chalk |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 143 mm Width 212 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Draughtsman:
Guido Reni
|
| Accession number | I 306 recto (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Stichting Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen (former Koenigs collection), 1940 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 1940 |
| Creation date | in circa 1595-1642 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
Guercino en de Bolognese School (2017) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Italy > Southern Europe > Europe |
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