Artist: Annibale Carracci (1560 - 1609)
Nationality: Italian
Movement: Neoclassicism
Media: Painting
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Biography:
Born into a family of artist, Annibale Carracci was taught and influenced by brother, Agostino and cousin, Ludovico. He also admired the work of Correggio and Raphael. Carracci, his brother and cousin started a painting academy in Bologna in 1585, training many future Baroque painters. Carracci was commissioned to decorate the palace of Cardinal Farnese in 1595, producing a well-known series of mythological frescoes. In his paintings, Carracci combined classicism with naturalism, putting religious figures in idealized landscapes.

Artworks in Museum Collections: (40)
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Portrait Of Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, circa 1764
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Annibale Carracci, Copy in reverse after the etching by Annibale Carracci, the Christ of Caprarola, 16 - 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, copy in reverse after the etching by Annibale Carracci, the Madonna della Scodella, early 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Dedication for the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Frontispiece for the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Agostino Carracci, Pietý, after an etching by Annibale Carracci, Christ of Caprarola, 1598
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), The Triumph of Galatea, pl.9 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Bacchus and Ariadne, pl. 13 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Christ of Caprarola, 1597
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Andromeda Bound to a Rock, pl.11 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Aurora Abducting Cephalus, pl.11 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Salmacis and Hermaphrodite; Cupid and Pan, pl. 14 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Andromeda Bound to a Rock, pl.11 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Landscape, 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Baptism, 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Madonna of the Swallow, 1587
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Annibale Carracci, The Crowning with Thorns, 1606
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Annibale Carracci, The Holy Family, 1590
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Annibale Carracci, Adoration of the Shepherds, circa 1606
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Francesco Bartolozzi, Fortune, after Annibale Carracci, 1765
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Annibale Carracci, Pietý (the Christ of Caprarola), 1597
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Perseus Turning His Enemies to Stone with the Head of Medusa, pl.12 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Carlo Cesio (or Carlo Cesius), Leander Swimming Across the Hellespont to Hero; Pan Pursuing Syrinx, pl. 17 from the series Galeria Nel Palazzo Farnese in Roma...da Annibale Carracci, after Annibale Carracci, 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1606
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Annibale Carracci, A Toilette, 16th - 17th century
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F. Torond, Landscape, after Annibale Carracci, 19th century
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Annibale Carracci, Study for St. John Decapitated, 16th century
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Annibale Carracci, Female Satyr, early 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Lute Player, late 16th century
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Annibale Carracci, Susanna and the Elders, circa 1590 - 1595
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Annibale Carracci, Saint Jerome in the Wilderness, circa 1591
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Annibale Carracci, Seated Figure, 16th - 17th century
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Domenico Cunego, Bacchus and Ariadne, after Annibale Carracci, 1770
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Annibale Carracci, The Holy Family with St. John the Baptist, 1590
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Annibale Carracci, Blind Fiddler, 16th - 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Standing Figure, 16th - 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Ganymede and eagle, 16th - 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Venus and Cupid, 16th - 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, St. John in the Wilderness, 16th - 17th century
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Annibale Carracci, Madonna della Soadella, 16th century

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...

Further Artwork and Information:

WebMuseum: Carracci
Annibale Carracci Online
Annibale Carracci
CARRACCI, Annibale
Biography
Biografía - Carracci, Annibale
Annibale Carracci, Degrazia 1 of 6 - NGA
Annibale Carracci, cat. 1 - NGA
CGFA- Annibale Carracci
Met Special Topics Page | Annibale Carracci (1560-1609)

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