'Charity', Guido Reni

Artwork of the day: Baroque master Guido Reni‘s gorgeous, gorgeous painting, Charity (c. 1630), currently in the collection of the Met.

This one’s for Notabilia, who recently became a mother to a 6 1/2 lb. baby girl. A huge congratulatory holler to mom, pop and latest arrival !

Strolling through the 17th century Italian gallery just to eyeball Reni’s piece was a ritual of my Met visits. I wish I had a close-up snap of this, but the toddler on the extreme left, the one pointing to his suckling sibling ? – that kid’s mop of hair literally looked like it was spun from a mesh of shimmering, silken strands of soft gold fleece. Literally. I don’t know how Reni did it, but that’s what it looks like on the canvas.

Babies are awesome.

I’m thrilled for my pal.

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