Saint Matthew and the Angel (Reni)

Saint Matthew and the Angel is a c. 1635 oil on canvas painting by Guido Reni.[1] After being given to the Holy See in 1924 by Antonio Castellano of Naples it long hung in Santa Maria della Concezione dei Cappuccini.[1] It was misattributed to Lucio Massari from 1955 until 2010.[1] It regained its true attribution thanks to a 1642 identification document found on its reverse and now hangs in the Pinacoteca Vaticana, also in Rome.[2]

Saint Matthew and the Angel (c. 1635) by Guido Reni

References
  1. "Catalogue entry".
  2. "Guido Reni retrovato".
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