Artist: Agostino Carracci (1557 - 1602)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Baroque
Media: Painting,Drawing
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Biography:
A member of the Carracci family that consisted of a long line of artists, Agnostino was no exception. He was a talented engraver and teacher. He also created drawings of the human body with so much accuracy that engravings produced from them were used as teaching tools two hundred years after their production. In 1582, the Carracci founded the Accademia degli Incamminati (Academy of the Initiated.) It soon became the most popular teaching academy in Bologna. They taught Mannerist ideas and emphasized drawing from life. In 1597, Agnostino moved to Rome to live and work with his brother Annibale on the Farnese Gallery frescoes. After an argument in 1600, Agnostino moved to Parma to work on another commission for the Farnese family and died there in two years later.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (60)
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Fr. Paria The Communion of St. Jerome, after Agostino Carracci Etching 17th century
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Aeneas departs for the Battle, plate 5 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in the Pal
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Flaminio Torri Cupid and Pan, after Agostino Carracci Engraving circa 1660
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Agostino Carracci Copy of the engraving by Agostino Carracci, Orpheus and Euridice Engraving 17th century
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Venus leading Aeneas out of the Flames, plate 4 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci i
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Aeneas offers a Sacrifice to Apollo, plate 8 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in th
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli The Shadow of Creusa Appears to Aeneas, plate 7 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli The Trojans Taking Sinon Prisoner, plate 1 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in the
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli The Wooden Horse entering Troy, plate 2 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in the Pa
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Agostino Carracci copy after the engraving by Agostino Carracci, Orpheus and Eurydice Engraving 16th - 17th century
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Agostino Carracci copy after the engraving by Agostino Carracci, A Satyr Approaching a Sleeping Nymph Engraving 17th century
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Agostino Carracci copy after the engraving by Agostino Carracci, Venus or Galatea Supported by Dolphins Engraving circa 17th century
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L'ANNONCIATION (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Paysage avec une façade de maison devant une forêt (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino (attribué à)
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Jeune homme penché, tendant les bras (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Kneeling Figure
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Cupid Overpowering Pan
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Etude de deux mains (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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The Funeral of Agostino Carracci, Guido Reni (Italy, Calvenzano, 1575 - 1642) , 1603, Etching
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Aeneas and his Family Fleeing Troy, plate 6 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in th
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Polyphemus pursuing Aeneas' Fleet, plate12 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in the
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli The Trojans Sacrifice Bulls to Neptune, plate 9 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci i
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Une tête d'homme, de profil vers la gauche (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Saint Charles Borromée administrant le sacrement aux pestiférés (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino (attribué à)
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Frontispiece of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracci in the Palazzo Fava, Bologna Engraving
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Etude de main (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Agostino Carracci Piet‡, after an etching by Annibale Carracci, Christ of Caprarola Engraving 1598
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy, one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carrac
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy , one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carra
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy , one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carra
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy, one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carrac
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy , one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carra
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy , one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carra
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy, one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carracc
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Man Subduing a Harpy , one of eight unnumbered plates of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Carra
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli Aeneas and his Companions Combat the Harpies, plate 10 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino Car
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Francesco Brizio The Virgin and Child in a Landscape, after Agostino Carracci Engraving 1595
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Giuseppe Maria Mitelli The Greeks dragging Cassandra out of the Temple, plate 3 of L'Enea Vagante Pitture dei Caracci (Wanderings of Aeneas Painted by the Carracci), from of a set of twenty prints after the paintings by Ludovico, Annibale, and Agostino C
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Un acolyte à genoux, tourné vers la droite (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Paysage avec une femme et deux enfants près d'un étang (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Multiple Artists Original Designs of the Most Celebrated Masters ä in His Majesty*s Collection (London: G. and W. Nicholä, 1812). BOUND WITH: Engravings from the Original Designs of Annibale, Agostino, and Ludovico Caracci, in His Majesty*s C
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Agostino Carracci Portrait of Titian Etching 1587
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Agostino Carracci The Three Graces Engraving 1590 - 1600
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Etude pour une Madeleine pénitente ; figure dans un encadrement (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Agostino Carracci Portrait of Pope Innocent IX Engraving 1591
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Agostino Carracci The Holy Family Engraving 1597
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Agostino Carracci St Jerome Engraving 1602
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Deux hommes en buste de profil (4e quart 16e siècle) by CARRACCI Agostino
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Agostino Carracci Piet‡ Engraving 1582
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Agostino Carracci St. Jerome Engraving circa 1602
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Agostino Carracci Christ and the Samaritan Woman Engraving 1580
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Agostino Carracci Andromeda Engraving circa 1590 - 1595
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Agostino Carracci Satyr Whipping a Nymph Engraving 1590 - 1600
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Triton Blowing a Conch Shell
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Annibale Carracci Copy in reverse after the etching by Annibale Carracci, the Christ of Caprarola Engraving 16 - 17th century
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Agostino Carracci St. John the Baptist, from the series Santini Engraving 1581
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Agostino Carracci Andromeda (or, Hesion) Engraving circa 1590 - 1595
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Agostino Carracci A Headpiece in the Form of a Fan Engraving circa 1589 - 1595
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Agostino Carracci St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata Engraving 1586
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Agostino Carracci St. Catherine of Alexandria Engraving circa 1581

Artnews Articles and Exhibition Information: (9)
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Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Birth of Baroque: The Carracci at the Metropolitan
This exhibition of the Metropolitan's important group of paintings, drawings, and prints by the Carracci features Ludovico's Lamentation (1528), recently purchased by the Museum and described by Metropolitan Director Philippe de Montebello a...
Detroit Institute of Art: Little Treasures : Northern and Italian Paintings of the 16th and 17th Centuries.
Included are little-known works associated with Correggio, Annibale Carracci and Pietro da Cortona as well as a number of Dutch paintings including two associated with Rembrandt. Several of the exhibited pictures are paint...
National Gallery of Art: The Drawings of Annibale Carracci
The exhibition is made possible by Republic National Bank of New York, and Safra Republic Holdings S.A., Luxembourg. Annibale Carracci is justly celebrated for his na...
San Diego Museum of Art: Master Drawings from the Collection of Alfred Moir
Included are fine examples by Annibale Carracci, Pietro da Cortona, Luca Giordano, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Francesco Solimena, Salvator Rosa, Abraham Bloemaert, and Simon Vouet. The exhibition presents a selection of works from the personal...
Montreal Museum of Fine Art: Italian Masterpieces From Raphael To Tiepolo
The works range in scale from intimate devotional paintings and portraits to state commissions, monumental altarpieces and mythological paintings. Italian Masterpieces from Raphael to Tiepolo will offer the public an unprecedented opportunity to e...
Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College: The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints
The exhibition of 62 prints is organized by the National Lending Service of the National Gallery of Art in Washington. It will comprise prints ranging in date from 1500 to 1601. Together, they suggest that the portrait is inextricable from its so...
Art Gallery of New South Wales: Old Master Drawings from the Albertina, Vienna
While extensive restoration at the Albertina is undertaken, the Art Gallery of New South Wales is delighted to have the opportunity to exhibit a glorious pageant of 100 works that reflect the breadth and quality of Duke Albert’s original collectio...
Bayly Art Museum: Virgins, Gods, Saints and Lovers: Strangeness and Style in Mannerist Prints
The term mannerism refers to works that show certain stylistic tendencies such as the use of geometric forms, deformation or elongation of figures, exaggerated gestures, strange lighting and perspectives, and evocative atmosphere. The diverse s...
Fogg Art Museum, Harvard: Works from Renaissance to 20th-Century Highlight How Artists and their Workshops Used Both Sides of the Sheet
The unusual display allows viewers to trace the creative process as an artist sketched from one side of the sheet to the other, to see how works were copied by assistants in Renaissance workshops, and to understand the increasing shift toward a co...

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