Carracci

[ kuh-rah-chee; Italian kahr-raht-chee ]

noun

1. A·go·sti·no [ah-gaw-, stee, -naw], 1557–1602, and his brother, An·ni·ba·le [ahn-, nee, -bah-le], 1560–1609, Italian painters.
2. their cousin Lu·do·vi·co [loo-daw-, vee, -kaw], 1555–1619, Italian painter.

Carracci

/ karˈrattʃi; kəˈrɑːtʃɪ /

noun

1. CarracciAgostino15571602M CarracciAnnibale15601609M CarracciLudovico15551619M a family of Italian painters, born in Bologna: Agostino (aɡosˈtiːno) (1557–1602); his brother, Annibale (anˈniːbale) (1560–1609), noted for his frescoes, esp in the Palazzo Farnese, Rome; and their cousin, Ludovico (ludoˈviːko) (1555–1619). They were influential in reviving the classical tradition of the Renaissance and founded a teaching academy (1582) in Bologna

Example Sentences

The most interesting thing it contains is Ludovico Carracci's celebrated "Annunciation."

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Painting the martyrdom of St. Andrew, Carracci one day caught him in a violent passion, speaking in a terrible and menacing tone.

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The series of the Italian painters will end with the Carracci.

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Guido afterwards removed to the school of the Carracci, and became one of their most celebrated pupils.

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Annibale Carracci said of him that "if he was sometimes equal to Titian, he was often inferior to Tintoretto."

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