Carracci
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There are several notable people with the name Carracci:
The Carracci may also refer to the Accademia degli Incamminati
, a Bolognese art academy founded by the family.
- Agostino CarracciAgostino CarracciAgostino Carracci was an Italian painter and printmaker. He was the brother of the more famous Annibale and cousin of Lodovico Carracci....
(1557–1602), Italian painter and printmaker - Annibale CarracciAnnibale CarracciAnnibale Carracci was an Italian Baroque painter.-Early career:Annibale Carracci was born in Bologna, and in all likelihood first apprenticed within his family...
(1560–1609), Italian Baroque painter and brother of Agostino Carracci - Lodovico Carracci (1555–1619), Italian painter, etcher, printmaker, and cousin of Agostino and Annibale Carracci
- Antonio Marziale CarracciAntonio Marziale CarracciAntonio Marziale Carracci was an Italian painter. He was the natural son of Agostino Carracci.-Life:Carracci was born in the parish of Sta Lucia in Venice, probably in 1583, the product of an affair with a courtesan called Isabella, occurring on his father first visit to Venice...
(1583–1618), Italian painter and son of Agostino Carracci - Francesco CarracciFrancesco CarracciFrancesco Carracci was an Italian painter and engraver, and nephew of the more famous Agostino Carracci.-Life:Carracci was the son of Giovanni Antonio Carracci, in Bologna, 1595. His father was a brother of Agostino and Annibale Carracci. Francesco was a youth of great talent and promise...
(1595–1622), Italian painter and engraver, nephew of Agostino Carracci - Other family members include: Baldassare AloisiBaldassare AloisiBaldassare Aloisi, or Baldassare Galanino , was an Italian history and portrait painter and engraver. He was also known as Il Galanino.Aloisi was born at Bologna, the relative and pupil of Ludovico Carracci....
(1578–1638), painter and engraver whose mother, Elena Zenzanini, was a cousin of Agostino and Annibale Carracci. - The painter (1606–1680) Giovanni Francesco GrimaldiGiovanni Francesco GrimaldiGiovanni Francesco Grimaldi was an Italian architect and painter, named Il Bolognese from the place of his birth. Grimaldi was a relative of the Carracci family, under whom it is presumed he first apprenticed....
's common law wife was Aloisi's daughter.
The Carracci may also refer to the Accademia degli Incamminati
Accademia degli Incamminati
The Accademia degli Incamminati was one of the first art academies in Italy. It was originally created around 1580 in Bologna as the Accademia dei Desiderosi and was sometimes known as the Accademia dei Carracci after its founders the Carracci cousins , with Annibale heading the institution thanks...
, a Bolognese art academy founded by the family.