Agostino Carracci, August 16, 1557 – March 22, 1602, was an Italian painter, draftsman, and printmaker from Bologna. He was the elder brother of Annibale Carracci and cousin of Ludovico Carracci.
With Ludovico and Annibale, he helped establish the Carracci academy in Bologna and participated in major decorative projects, including work connected with the Farnese Gallery in Rome. His work combines Bolognese training with close study of Venetian color and central Italian figure design.
Carracci is also known for his engravings after major Italian masters, which helped circulate works by artists such as Correggio, Titian, and Veronese. His paintings and drawings include portraits, religious works, mythological scenes, and figure studies.
Self-Portrait as a Watchmaker, 16th century
Oil on canvas, 40.1 x 32.6 in
Palazzo Pepoli, Bologna, Italy
Portrait of an Old Woman, c 1590
Oil on canvas
Palazzo Pepoli, Bologna, Italy
Portrait of Olimpia Luna as Judith and Melchiorre Zoppio as Holofernes, c 1590s
Oil on canvas, 48 x 34.6 in
Private Collection
The Lamentation, c 1586
Oil on canvas, 75.2 x 61.4 in
State Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
The Last Communion of Saint Jerome, c 1591–1597
Oil on canvas, 148 x 88.2 in
Pinacoteca Nazionale di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
The Last Supper, 1593–1594
Oil on canvas, 67.7 x 93.3 in
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Anna Parolini Guicciardini, 1598
Oil on canvas
Gemäldegalerie, Berlin
Hairy Harry, Mad Peter and Tiny Amon, c 1598
Oil on canvas, 39.8 x 52.4 in
Museo e Real Bosco di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Glaucus and Scylla, from The Loves of the Gods, 1597 – 1602
Fresco
Galleria Farnese, Palazzo Farnese, Rome, Italy
Jupiter and Juno, from The Loves of the Gods, 1597 – 1602
Fresco
Galleria Farnese, Palazzo Farnese, Rome
Venus and Mars, c 1600
Fresco
Sala dell'Amore, Palazzo del Giardino, Parma, Italy
Venus and Cupid, c 1599
Black chalk on paper, 10.3 x 17.2 in
Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest, Hungary
Bust-Length Portrait of a Woman, 1577–1602
Red chalk over black chalk on paper, 13.7 x 9.8 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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