The Carracci

Question 1

The Holy Family with St. Francis and Donors

Answer 1

by Ludovico Carracci from 1591 in Bologna, Italy

• Commissioned by Giuseppe Piombini
• Ludovico implented the iconic tradition, holy conversation, in which saints from different time periods meditate and communicate silently with the Virgin and Child
• Painted for the Church of Cappuccini in Cento
• The donors, relatives of Piombini, are the two figures at the lower right

Question 2

The Bean Eater

Answer 2

by Annibale Carracci from 1583-84 in Bologna, Italy

• Annibale practiced different styles and is considered the master of classical Baroque
• Currently housed in the gallery of the Palazzo Colonna of Rome
• Inspired by northern Italian genre paintings
• The painting is oil on canvas
• Bean eating is only fit for those who work hard which was stated Pisanelli, a contemporary of Carracci

Question 3

Farnese Gallery Ceiling

Answer 3

by Annibale Carracci from 1597-1600 in Italy

• Commissioned by Cardinal Odoardo Farnese
• It took him 227 days to complete it
• Below the ceiling are the antique sculptures owned by the Farnese family
• Caracci used the technique, quadroriportato, by painting realistic frames around each scene on the ceiling
• The theme of the central painting on the ceiling, The Triumph of Baachus and Ariadne, is the love between ancient gods and goddesses