Carracci

American  

[kuh-rah-chee, kahr-raht-chee] / kəˈrɑ tʃi, kɑrˈrɑt tʃi /

noun

1. Agostino 1557–1602, and his brother, Annibale 1560–1609, Italian painters.

2. their cousin Ludovico 1555–1619, Italian painter.

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Carracci British  

/ karˈrattʃi, kəˈrɑːtʃɪ /

noun

1. 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

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Example Sentences

A native of Bologna, Carracci was renowned in his early career for such unidealized, close-up scenes of everyday life, and his first paintings speak to the moment, and market, that Caravaggio would cultivate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

They showed how bacteria had cleaned up some resin residues on Baroque masterpiece frescoes in the Carracci Gallery at Palazzo Farnese in Rome.

From New York Times • May 30, 2021

An altarpiece by Annibale Carracci shows the corpse of Jesus on his mother’s lap.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 1, 2019

Inside the house Craig-Martin has curated a series of 12 head portraits from Chatsworth's vast collection of old master drawings including drawings by Hans Holbein, Annibale Carracci and Ghirlandaio.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2014

The same reason, in conjunction with the decline of Italian art, may account for the great number of the Carracci school and followers.

From The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art by Tytler, Sarah