IMG_7378
Annibale Carracci
Italian, Bologna 1560-1609 Rome
"The Coronation of the Virgin"
after 1595
Oil on canvas
Annibale Carracci, together with Caravaggio, was the most influential
painter of the seventeenth century and the main figure in the development
of classicism. This picture was painted for Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini
(1571-1621), shortly after Annibale's arrival in Rome in 1595. In it, Annibale brought together two currents of Italian painting: a north Italian sensitivity to the effects of natural light and color, and the spatial
organization and idealized figures associated with the Renaissance.
Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican inspired the composition, while the
figure of God the Father was based on an ancient Roman sculpture.
Purchase, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, and Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Porter and sons Gift, in honor of Mrs, Sarah Porter, 1971
IMG_7378
Annibale Carracci
Italian, Bologna 1560-1609 Rome
"The Coronation of the Virgin"
after 1595
Oil on canvas
Annibale Carracci, together with Caravaggio, was the most influential
painter of the seventeenth century and the main figure in the development
of classicism. This picture was painted for Cardinal Pietro Aldobrandini
(1571-1621), shortly after Annibale's arrival in Rome in 1595. In it, Annibale brought together two currents of Italian painting: a north Italian sensitivity to the effects of natural light and color, and the spatial
organization and idealized figures associated with the Renaissance.
Raphael's frescoes in the Vatican inspired the composition, while the
figure of God the Father was based on an ancient Roman sculpture.
Purchase, Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), by exchange, and Dr. and Mrs. Manuel Porter and sons Gift, in honor of Mrs, Sarah Porter, 1971