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Portrait of Giacomo Filippo Turrini. Based on the prolific and masterful frescoes by the Carracci in Bologna, Annibale was recommended by the Duke of Parma, Ranuccio I Farnese, to his brother, the Cardinal Odoardo Farnese, who wished to decorate the piano nobile of the cavernous Roman Palazzo Farnese.
Jan 30, 2014 · Introduction. Annibale Carracci (b. 1560–d. 1609) was one of the key figures in the foundation of the baroque style. Together with Agostino (b. 1557–d. 1602), his brother, and Ludovico (b. 1555–d. 1619), his cousin, he developed a new style rooted in the study of nature and the practice of life drawing, which constituted a reaction ...
The ancient Roman architecture and sculpture that he sees around him has an enormous impact. Dr. Zucker: [2:28] The problem that the artist has set for himself is how to create a classical landscape — a landscape that recalls the great literary and artistic traditions of ancient Greece and Rome.
Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) was the most admired painter of his time and the vital force in the creation of Baroque style. Together with his cousin Ludovico (1555–1619) and his older brother Agostino (1557–1602)—each an outstanding artist—Annibale set out to transform Italian painting.
- Childhood
- Early Training and Work
- Mature Period
- Late Period
- The Legacy of Annibale Carracci
Brothers Annibale and Agostino Carracci was raised in Bologna in an area now known as Via Augusto Righi. Like Caravaggio'sMilan, Carracci's Bologna, a papal state since 1506, was in the midst of an intense religious and scientific upheaval. By the end of the century, the city had undergone significant reconstruction; emerging as a center of academi...
Annibale started his working career as an apprentice goldsmith. In Bellori'a account, part of his training involved learning to draw which he did with his cousin, Ludovico Carracci. Annibale's talent was formally recognized leading to him to being (re)apprenticed to the successful local artist, and prominent Mannerist, Bartolomeo Passerotti. Indeed...
Over the years, the Carracci Academy established itself within the arts circle and was attended by many students, including painters such as Guido Reni and Domenichino. Students and contemporaries of the Academy began to adopt a more naturalistic style. In 1589, the name of the Academy was changed, probably at the request of Agostino, to Academia d...
Cardinal Farnese engaged Carracci on a contract of meals and lodgings and a stipend of 10 scudi per month. The artist worked on the Farnese frescoes for six years, producing works that would represent the very summit of his oeuvre and a landmark in the history of Italian art. The Palazzo Farnese frescoes were a monumental personal achievement for C...
Carracci is hailed as one of the founding fathers of what would become recognized as the Baroque period, and, though his career was relatively short (he died aged just 49), he left a legacy of bold experimentation that effectively dethroned Mannerismas the elite artistic practice. Like other legendary artists, Carracci possessed the will and imagin...
- Italian
- July 15, 1609
- Bologna, Italy
Landscape with the Flight into Egypt is a painting by the Italian Baroque painter Annibale Carracci. Dating from c. 1604, it remains in the palace for which it was painted in Rome as part of the collection of the Galleria Doria Pamphilj.
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The Collection contains two of the cartoons for the ceiling attributed to Agostino Carracci. Annibale's early work included naturalistic genre paintings, like the 'Bean Eaters'. Later he executed landscapes, important precursors of the classical landscapes of Domenichino, Claude and Poussin.
