Francesco Carracci (1595 - 1622)
Francesco Carracci
Francesco Carracci was an Italian painter and engraver, and nephew of the more famous Agostino Carracci. Francesco was a youth of great talent and promise. He was taught by Lodovico, cousin of Agostino, in the Academy of the Incamminati, but left the school to start one in opposition to his teacher, calling it the "True School of the Carracci". Like the other members of the Carracci family he taught, engraved, and painted. His Adoration in the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore, Bologna, is not only his masterpiece but an excellent piece of vigorous painting. The "True School" was not a success, and, his students left him, Francesco went to Rome and made another attempt to found an academy, only to fail again. He left a few engravings after the works of Lodovico and Annibale Carracci.
| Date and place of birt: | 1595, Bologna, Italy |
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| Date and place of death: | 3 june 1622, Rome, Italy |
| Period of activity: | XVII century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Engraver, Painter |
| Genre: | Religious genre |
| Art style: | Baroque, Mannerism, Old Masters |
