Lodovico Carracci
Lodovico Carracci (born April 21, 1555 in Bologna , † November 13, 1619 ibid) was an Italian painter .
Carracci devoted himself first in his hometown under Prospero Fontana , then in Venice , Florence , Parma , Mantua and again in Venice to thorough studies after Titian , Tintoretto , Andrea del Sarto , Correggio and others.
Returning to Bologna, he and his cousins Agostino Carracci and Annibale Carracci founded the Accademia degli Incamminati (“those who are brought on the right path”), previously called the Accademia dei Desiderosi (“Academy of those who strive for / want to achieve progress”) was, and they succeeded, despite the bitter rivalry of the old painters, in luring the young, up-and-coming artists of Bologna into their studio and educating them through thorough instruction. The Carraccis referred to the great old masters, namely to Correggio, whereby they endeavored to combine the advantages of these without being entirely successful.
Despite this eclecticism , Lodovico was an important painter; He is characterized by careful study, strong colors and often surprising delicacies in the expression of emotion. It is true that he worked with more coarse effects than the great old men, and the pathetic tendency of the seventeenth century is largely due to him. Most of his paintings, in oil and fresco, can still be found in Bologna (including the seven large frescoes in the monastery of San Michele in Bosco , frescoes in the Duomo of Piacenza ).
His last picture was The Annunciation in the Cathedral of Bologna; grief over a mistake discovered too late is said to have brought him his death.
Women at the tomb of Christ (detail)
Ludovico Carracci: Marriage of the Virgin
Transfiguration of Christ
Abraham and the three angels
Annunciation to Mary
literature
- Donald Posner: CARRACCI, Ludovico. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 20: Carducci-Carusi. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1977.
Web links
- Lodovico Carracci at Google Arts & Culture
- Literature by and about Lodovico Carracci in the catalog of the German National Library
Remarks
- ↑ The whereabouts of the pictures refers to the year 1889. These can be located elsewhere today.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Carracci, Lodovico |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Italian painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1555 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bologna |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 13, 1619 |
| Place of death | Bologna |