Beauty and Ugliness have always fascinated people, yet their meanings shift over time. From 20 February to 14 June 2026, Bozar presents Bellezza e Bruttezza, a historical exhibition that explores how ...

The most versatile painting family in Italian history was the Carracci of 16th century Bologna, two brothers and a cousin who burst on the post-Renaissance scene as tireless and talented ...

Whether he was painting palace ceilings or small panels for musical instruments, Carracci had a masterful eye for scale and depth One shows a fat and ugly man hoisted up by his companions to reach ...

The Museo Nacional del Prado in Madrid has unveiled a remarkable new permanent installation: the reconstruction of the long-lost Herrera Chapel, an ambitious Baroque ensemble originally created by ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Italy’s pantheon of celebrated artists is very crowded. Still, in the ...

In the early 17th century, the Italian artist Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) was commissioned by the wealthy Spanish banker, Juan Enríquez de Herrera, to decorate his family chapel in Rome. The artist ...

It’s not often that you hear “audible gasps” at an art exhibition, said Jeff Favre in the Ventura County, Calif., Star. But you, too, may just be “overwhelmed by the beauty” of Annibale Carracci’s ...

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A swagger portrait by the Bolognese painter Ludovico Carracci, Portrait of Carlo Alberto Rati Opizzoni in armour, came out on top at £4.3m (£5m with fees) during Christie’s Old Master evening sale ...