Annibale Carracci
1560–1609 · Baroque · 12 works
Annibale Carracci moved between close observation and ambitious storytelling. With his brother Agostino and cousin Ludovico, he helped establish an academy in Bologna; later, in Rome, he created the mythological frescoes of the Farnese Gallery. His career also encompassed everyday subjects and landscapes. Drawings offer a particularly direct introduction to this range. A study may isolate a body, a head, or a patch of scenery before it enters a larger arrangement. Looking at both sides of a sheet can reveal several problems being considered on the same piece of paper.
12 works · 1578–1606
Compare a figure study with a landscape drawing. Where does Carracci use the fewest marks to establish weight or distance?
1578–1592 · 5 works
Walk these 5In Bologna the brothers Annibale and Agostino Carracci and their cousin Ludovico renewed painting through close study of nature, and founded an academy whose pupils included Guido Reni. Annibale moved to Rome by 1595 to decorate the Palazzo Farnese. Agostino, trained as an engraver, appears here with a portrait drawing and an unfinished print.
In the museum: Baroque room · 1 work
1595–1597 · 3 works
Walk these 3In the museum: Baroque room · 1 work
1597–1606 · 4 works
Walk these 4In the museum: Baroque room · 1 work
Adriaen van Ostade
The Painter, c. 1647
Aelbert Cuyp
View of IJsselmonde Seen Across the New Maas, c. 1640
Agostino Carracci
The Sacrifice of Pelias to Neptune, 1584
