Agostino Carracci

Painting, Visual Artist

1557 – 1602

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Who was Agostino Carracci?

Agostino Carracci was an Italian painter and printmaker. He was the brother of the more famous Annibale and cousin of Lodovico Carracci.

He posited the ideal in nature, and was the founder of the competing school to the more gritty view of nature as expressed by Caravaggio. He was one of the founders of the Accademia degli Incamminati along with his brother, Annibale Carracci, and cousin, Ludovico Carracci. The academy helped propel painters of the School of Bologna to prominence.

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Born
Aug 16, 1557
Bologna
Also known as
  • Caracci
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Nationality
  • Italy
Lived in
  • Bologna
Died
Mar 22, 1602
Parma

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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