THE INVENTION OF ANNIBALE CARRACCI

Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) was one of the key figures in the development of Italian Baroque art, and yet his art can seem problematic in a number of ways. This book, the first monograph on Annibale for some thirty-five years, examines his career from his beginnings in Bologna to his later Roman works, culminating in his masterpiece, the exuberant frescoes of the Farnese Gallery. In addition it examines the highly expressive religious language that he developed in his altarpieces, which made them fitting expressions of Counter-Refor...[Read more]