A Highly Original Work on Copper by Ludovico Carracci

Published on 19 March 2021, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 27 March 2021 - 10:00 (CET) - 12-14, rue Peyronnet - 33800 Bordeaux

The realism, light and expressiveness of this painting attest to the Bologna artist’s groundbreaking work in the late 16^th century.

Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619), The Adoration of the Magi, copper, 36 x 26 cm (14.17... A Highly Original Work on Copper by Ludovico Carracci

Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619), The Adoration of the Magi, copper, 36 x 26 cm (14.17 x 10.23 in).
Estimate: €100,000/150,000

The name of the Carracci family resonates in old Italian and European painting. Ludovico and his first cousins Agostino and Annibale started up an influential Bolognese school, whose style was perpetuated throughout the 17 th century through its heirs, the major artists Domenichino, Guido Reni, Guercino and Albano. All of them absorbed the lessons they learned from Ludovico Carracci in his Accademia degli Incamminati…

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