Ludovico Carracci
(1555–1619) Bolognese painter of the Baroque (1555-1619)
Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619) is listed in the catalogue as a painter, a printmaker, and a draughtsman. By year of birth, Ludovico Carracci belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Ludovico Carracci was born in Bologna and died in Bologna. The teachers included Prospero Fontana and Jacopo Tintoretto. Ludovico Carracci worked in Bologna, Florence, Parma, and Venice. Wikidata associates Ludovico Carracci with Baroque. Ludovico Carracci became a member of Accademia di San Luca. The students included Antonio Maria Fabrizi.
The best-known works include ‘The Vision of Saint Francis of Assisi’, ‘Madonna and Child Appearing to Saint Hyacinth’, ‘Madonna and Child’, and ‘Mocking of Christ’. The works belong mainly to the genre history painting. The catalogue has 56 works by Ludovico Carracci with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1616. Works by Ludovico Carracci are held by several collections, among them Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery, and Gemäldegalerie. Wikidata links one work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘The Baroque’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Paul Bril, Antonio Tempesta, Isaac Oliver, Aurelio Lomi, and Pietro Sorri.