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Annibale Carracci (1560- 1609)

The brother and cousin of two painters, also born in Bologna, Annibale Carracci was the pupil of the Mannerist painter Prospero Fontana. His early influence was Barocci. He soon began to paint popular scenes of a realistic nature inspired by the Northern Italian painters, and landscapes close to the Bolognese countryside. Around 1585-1586, he founded the Teaching Academy in Bologna with his brother and cousin, which quickly established its reputation. The Academy advocated a return to observing nature and a certain idealisation which would define Bolognese ÒClassicismÓ. Carracci was summoned to Rome in 1595 by Cardinal Farnese, who challenged him  to decorate the Farnese Palace, notably the domed ceiling of the famous gallery, with frescoes depicting mythological subjects and figures set amidst illusionist architectural and sculptural settings. He would execute the task with great success. In his religious works and landscapes, his style tended towards a noble and monumental classicism. He gave up painting in 1605 after suffering the first attacks of a mental illness.

Works from the 11 in the Louvre's collection:
- Fishing Scene
- The Virgin Appearing to St. Luke and St. Catherine
- The Resurrection of Christ
- The Martyrdom of Saint Stephen
- Pietˆ with St. Francis and St. Mary Magdalen