Agostino Carracci

Agostino Carracci
Self portrait as a watchmaker
Born16 August 1557
Bologna, Papal States
Died23 March 1602(1602-03-23) (aged 44)
Parma, Duchy of Parma and Piacenza
Known forPainting
MovementBaroque
ChildrenAntonio Marziale
Relatives

Agostino Carracci (/kəˈrɑːtʃi/ kə-RAH-chee, UK also /kəˈrætʃi/ kə-RATCH-ee, Italian: [aɡoˈstiːno karˈrattʃi]; also Caracci; 16 August 1557 – 22 March 1602) was an Italian painter, printmaker, tapestry designer, and art teacher. He was, together with his brother, Annibale Carracci, and cousin, Ludovico Carracci, one of the founders of the Accademia degli Incamminati (Academy of the Progressives) in Bologna. Intended to devise alternatives to the Mannerist style favoured in the preceding decades, this teaching academy helped propel painters of the School of Bologna to prominence.

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