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Portrait of Olimpia Luna as Judith and Melchiorre Zoppio as Holofernes
Auction: 01/29/2014
Lot: 37
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Agostino Achille Carracci AUCTION RECORDS
1557 Bologna, Italy - 1602 Parma, Italy. Known for: Fresco friezes, printmaking, engraving.
Arguably the least well known of the three Carracci, Agostino Carracci has long been overshadowed by his more famous younger brother Annibale and cousin Ludovico. As a painter, Agostino Carracci... Read full biography
Arguably the least well known of the three Carracci, Agostino Carracci has long been overshadowed by his more famous younger brother Annibale and cousin Ludovico. As a painter, Agostino Carracci studied with Prospero Fontana and Bartolomeo Passarotti, and was also trained as an engraver in the... Read full biography
Arguably the least well known of the three Carracci, Agostino Carracci has long been overshadowed by his more famous younger brother Annibale and cousin Ludovico. As a painter, Agostino Carracci studied with Prospero Fontana and Bartolomeo Passarotti, and was also trained as an engraver in the studio of Domenico Tibaldi, producing his first engravings in the early 1580’s. Agostino worked alongside Annibale and Ludovico on the frescoed friezes of the Palazzo Fava in Bologna, completed in 1584.... Read full biography
Arguably the least well known of the three Carracci, Agostino Carracci has long been overshadowed by his more famous younger brother Annibale and cousin Ludovico. As a painter, Agostino Carracci studied with Prospero Fontana and Bartolomeo Passarotti, and was also trained as an engraver in the studio of Domenico Tibaldi, producing his first engravings in the early 1580’s. Agostino worked alongside Annibale and Ludovico on the frescoed friezes of the Palazzo Fava in Bologna, completed in 1584. By now firmly established as a successful printmaker, Agostino also received a handful of commissions for church altarpieces. Following a stay to Venice, he again collaborated with his brother and cousin, this time on the decoration of the Palazzo... Read full biography
Arguably the least well known of the three Carracci, Agostino Carracci has long been overshadowed by his more famous younger brother Annibale and cousin Ludovico. As a painter, Agostino Carracci studied with Prospero Fontana and Bartolomeo Passarotti, and was also trained as an engraver in the studio of Domenico Tibaldi, producing his first engravings in the early 1580’s. Agostino worked alongside Annibale and Ludovico on the frescoed friezes of the Palazzo Fava in Bologna, completed in 1584. By now firmly established as a successful printmaker, Agostino also received a handful of commissions for church altarpieces. Following a stay to Venice, he again collaborated with his brother and cousin, this time on the decoration of the Palazzo Magnani in Bologna around 1590. In the mid 1590’s he joined Annibale in Rome, where the latter was engaged on the decoration of the galler... Read full biography
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeRecto: St. Jerome in His Study; Verso: A Seated Woman, Partley Draped
Agostino Achille Carracci Auction: 01/23/2008Lot: 54Subscribe or get free alerts
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Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA SEATED BEARDED MALE NUDE SUPPORTING HIS HEAD WITH HIS RIGHT HAND
Agostino Achille Carracci Auction: 07/03/2019Lot: 314Subscribe or get free alerts
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