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Historical Artist - Agostino Carracci (1557 - 1602)
A member of the Carracci family that consisted of a long line of artists, Agnostino was no
exception. He was a talented engraver and teacher. He also created drawings of the human body
with so much accuracy that engravings produced from them were used as teaching tools two hundred
years after their production. In 1582, the Carracci founded the Accademia degli Incamminati
(Academy of the Initiated.) It soon became the most popular teaching academy in Bologna. They
taught Mannerist ideas and emphasized drawing from life. In 1597, Agnostino moved to Rome to
live and work with his brother Annibale on the Farnese Gallery frescoes. After an argument in
1600, Agnostino moved to Parma to work on another commission for the Farnese family and died
there in two years later. He was, along with his brothers, one of the founders of the Accademia
degli Incamminati, which helped propel painters of the School of Bologna to prominence.
Agostino's son Antonio Carracci was also a painter, and attempted to compete with his father's
Academy.
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