Annibale Carracci

Timeline

1. 1560–1582Bologna · Papal StatesBorn in Bologna to a family of painters, he trained under his brother Agostino and cousin Ludovico, copying Raphael and Correggio early on and forming an approach balancing the classical and the natural.
2. 1582–1595Bologna · Emilia-RomagnaFounded the academy with his brothers, emphasizing life drawing, anatomy, and classical models, opposing the empty style of Mannerism; it trained many painters and became the cradle of the Baroque reform movement.
3. 1591–1600Rome · Papal StatesInvited to Rome by Cardinal Farnese, he painted the ceiling fresco Loves of the Gods in the Farnese Gallery, combining classical mythology with naturalistic figures, marking a milestone in Baroque fresco.
4. 1601–1609Rome · LazioContinued to take Roman church commissions, painting altarpieces such as the Pietà and exploring landscape drawing; declining health reduced his output in later years, and he died in 1609.