Annibale Carracci's life seemed destined. As the son of a tailor, he too was to learn this trade. His cousin changed this path and showed Annibale the world of painting. Following in the footsteps of Raphael and Tintoretto, the young men found access to art and culture. Together with Annibale's brother Agostino, three talented artists came together who changed the Italian art development fundamentally. Especially Annibale showed great artistic skills. Born in Bologna, Annibale had an education which he had deepened through study trips. In addition, there was a certain amount of light-heartedness, which took away his shyness about imitating the great masters. This is how Annibale achieved paintings that were highly respected and gave the artist a nationwide reputation.
One of the most popular paintings in Italian art history is the Bean Eater. With this work Annibale Carracci created the first genre painting in art. The depiction of an everyday scene without grotesque changes was not common practice up to that time. The depictions of the common people were not desired by the clients and did not represent any value for the viewer. The young Annibale showed an unconventional will to innovate and showed a refreshing disrespect for the status quo. With the introduction of genre paintings, Carracci is regarded as a pioneer in Italian art history.
Annibale was not only a provocateur. Together with his brother and his cousin, the artists dedicated themselves to the representation of religious commissioned works. Similarly, Annibale devoted himself to painting landscapes. Noble compositions and an expressive colouring were characteristic for the works. On journeys Annibale had looked at the works of Michelangelo Buonarroti and Raphael and took these ceiling designs as a model. Especially the frescos of the Sistine Chapel formed the basis for Carracci's designs. In 1595 the artist was called to Rome and began decorating Cardinal Farnese's palace. The work lasted eight years. According to a legend, the artist fell into a great crisis after completion. Although the frescoes brought him the highest recognition, the reward was negligible. As little as the Annibale suffered from melancholy and never recovered.
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.jpg "Portrait of a Man, Bust Length, in a White Collar by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Man Drinking, c.1581-4 by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Hercules at the Crossroads, c.1596 by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "An Allegory of Truth and Time by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Portrait of Agostino Carracci, Brother of the Artist by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "The Holy Family, Late 16th or Early 17th Century by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Venus, Two Satyrs and Cupid by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "The Miracle of the Roses by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Heracles and Iole (Fresco) by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Farnese Gallery, Ceiling (detail) by Annibale Carracci")
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_(1560-1609)_159_-_(MeisterDrucke-1053071).jpg "Venus and Anchise Fresco by Annibale Carracci. 1597-1600 Rome, Palazzo Farnese by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Susanna and the Elders by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "The Virgin seated holding a pillow on her lap with the young Christ standing at right, 1580-1600 by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Study of a Nude Man, 17th Century by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Saint Roch Distributing Alms by Moses Ter Borch")
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.jpg "Pieta with Saint Francis of Assisi and Saint Mary Magdalene by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Greeks Dragging Cassandra from the Temple (Wanderings of Aeneas) by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli")
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.jpg "Aurora Abducts Cephalus (detail) by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "The Virgin Seated Holding a Pillow on Her Lap with the Young Christ Standing at Right, 1580-1600 by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "The Adoration of the Shepherds (detail) by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Draft for the Decoration of a Vault. For Galleria Farnese, Palazzo Farnese in Rome. Also Draft for Two Mascheroni by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Spirit of Creusa Appears to Aeneas by Giuseppe Maria Mitelli")
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.jpg "Galleria di Carracci, Jupiter and Juno (detail) by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Head of an old woman by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Madonna in glory with the child and six saints by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Portrait of a Musician by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Latona and the Lycian Peasants Latona Protecting her Children by Annibale Carracci")
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_oil_on_canvas_-_(MeisterDrucke-1120190).jpg "Mystic Marriage of St Catherine by Annibale Carracci")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1361070).jpg "Saint Sebastian by Gérard Audran")
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.jpg "Europa Drawing Near Jupiter Changed into a Bull by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Birth of Christ and Adoration by Shepherds by Charles Howard Hodges")
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.jpg "Justice by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Recumbent youth posed nude, except for his hose pulled down to his ankles by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "The Holy Family with John the Baptist as a Boy by Annibale Carracci")
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.jpg "Madonna of the Cherries by Annibale Carracci")
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