Guido Reni
an Italian painter; born in Calvenzano, Nov. 4, 1575. He studied under Calvaert, and entered the school of the Caracci. His earliest works, of which the "Coronation of the Virgin," in the National Gallery, London, is an example, are marred by rather harsh and violent coloring; but coming under the influence of Caravaggio, he adopted many of the qualities of his art. About 1596 he settled in Rome, where he worked for some 20 years, adopting a graceful style, of which the famous "Aurora and the Hours," painted on the ceiling of the pavilion of the Rospigliosi Palace, is a typical example, as is also the "Nativity," in the choir of San Martino at Naples. He died at Bologna Aug. 18, 1642.
GUIENNE (ge-en'), one of the old French provinces, comprehending the present departments of Gironde, Lot, Dordogne, Aveyron, with portions of Tarn-et-Garonne and Lot-et-Garonne. It formed with Gascony what was originally the country of Aquitania, of which name Guienne is a corruption.