Manchester Art Gallery

The Fall of the Giants

Guido Reni (after), 1575 - 1642



The Fall of the Giants

Guido Reni (after) 1575 - 1642

Summary

Group of muscular male figures crushed beneath crumbling rocks, god and eagle in the sky flanked clouds on either side. A chiaroscuro woodcut (4 sheets joined together).


Object Name

The Fall of the Giants

Creators Name

Guido Reni (after)

Date Created

1641

Dimensions

support: 86.5cm x 61cm

accession number

1917.320.49

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

ink

Credit

Leicester Collier Bequest

Legal

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