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Agostino Carracci

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Agostino Carracci (1557 - 1602) was an Romance painter and printmaker, the fellowman of the more famous Annibale and cousin of Lodovico Carracci.

He posited the ideal put in nature, and was the creator of the competing school assemble the more gritty (for absence of a better term) property value of nature as expressed contempt Caravaggio.

He was, along expound his brothers, one of high-mindedness founders of the Accademia degli Incamminati, which helped propel painters of the School of Metropolis to prominence.

He is household for his Loves of say publicly Gods series.

Life

Agostino Carracci was born in Bologna, and drilled at the workshop of decency architect Domenico Tibaldi.

Starting superior 1574 he worked as a-okay reproductive engraver, copying works sight 16th century masters such though Federico Barocci, Tintoretto, Antonio Campi, Veronese and Correggio. He as well produced some original prints, together with two etchings.

He travelled suggest Venice (1582, 1587–1589) and Parma (1586–1587).

Together with Annibale status Ludovico he worked in City on the fresco cycles set up Palazzo Fava (Histories of Jason and Medea, 1584) and Palazzo Magnani (Histories of Romulus, 1590–1592). In 1592 he also stained the Communion of St. Jerome, now in the Pinacoteca di Bologna and considered his chef-d`oeuvre. From 1586 is his screen of the Madonna with Offspring and Saints, in the Civil Gallery of Parma.

In 1598 Carracci joined his brother Annibale in Rome, to collaborate turn up the decoration of the Heading in Palazzo Farnese. From 1598–1600 is a triple Portrait, put in the picture in Naples, an example dressingdown genre painting.

In 1600 grace was called to Parma contempt Duke Ranuccio I Farnese don began the decoration of greatness Palazzo del Giardino, but perform died before it was over.

Agostino's son Antonio Carracci was also a painter, and attempted to compete with his father's Academy.

Works

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