(b Bologna, bapt 3 Nov 1560; d Rome, 15 July
1609).
Painter, draughtsman and printmaker, brother of Agostino Carracci. Since
his lifetime, he has been considered one of the greatest Italian
painters of his age. His masterpiece, the ceiling (1597–1601) of the
Galleria Farnese, Rome, merges a vibrant naturalism with the formal
language of classicism in a grand and monumental style. Annibale was
also instrumental in evolving the ‘ideal’, classical landscape and is
generally credited with the invention of CARICATURE.
Crucifixion
1583
Oil on canvas, 305 x 210 cm
Santa Maria della Carita, Bologna
Assumption of the Virgin
c. 1590
Oil on canvas, 130 x 97 cm
Museo del Prado, Madrid
The Baptism of Christ
1584
Oil on canvas
S. Gregorio, Bologna
The Beaneater
1580-90
Oil on canvas, 57 x 68 cm
Galleria Colonna, Rome
Butcher's Shop
1580s
Oil on canvas, 185 x 266 cm
Christ Church Picture Gallery, Oxford
Fishing
before 1595
Oil on canvas, 136 x 253 cm
Musee du Louvre, Paris
Hunting
before 1595
Oil on canvas, 136 x 253 cm
Musee du Louvre, Paris
The Laughing Youth
1583
Oil on paper
Galleria Borghese, Rome
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