Bolognese Artists in Early 17th-Century Rome
This group made a substantial contribution to the culture of Rome at that time
The success of Annibale Carracci as a fresco painter in Rome encouraged a number of his pupils from Bologna to follow his example and seek commissions from rich and powerful patrons in the papal city.
Bologna to Rome
The Carracci family of artists comprised Ludovico (1555–1619) and his cousins Agostino (1557–1602) and Annibale (1560–1609), who were brothers. They developed a style of painting that moved away from constrained and formal “Mannerism” and incorporated sentiment and naturalism in what became known as the “Baroque”, although they were still wedded to the basic principles of Classicism. This trend was seen in a range of works in portraiture, landscape and religious painting that engaged the emotions of the viewer.
Ludovico’s studio became an academy of art, known from about 1590 as the Accademia degli Incamminati, in which the Carraccis worked on a variety of commissions and also took on pupils who were instructed in the techniques and philosophy of the Baroque.
In 1595 Annibale Carracci settled in Rome at the invitation of Cardinal Odoardo Farnese. His work for the Cardinal included painting frescoes, mainly of scenes…
