Carracci

The Carracci (/kəˈrɑːtʃi/ kə-RAH-chee, UK also /kəˈrætʃi/ kə-RATCH-ee, Italian: [karˈrattʃi]) were a family of Italian artists. Notable members include:

Annibale, Ludovico and Agostino Carracci, of the Bolognese School, worked together

• the three members who worked together and are known collectively as the Carracci, i.e.:
  • Agostino Carracci (1557–1602), Italian painter and printmaker
  • Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), Italian Baroque painter and brother of Agostino Carracci
  • Ludovico Carracci (1555–1619), Italian painter, etcher, printmaker, and cousin of Agostino and Annibale Carracci
• Antonio Marziale Carracci (1583–1618), Italian painter and son of Agostino Carracci
• Baldassare Aloisi (1578–1638), painter and engraver whose mother, Elena Zenzanini, was a cousin of Agostino and Annibale Carracci
• Francesco Carracci (1595–1622), Italian painter and engraver, nephew of Agostino and Annibale Carracci
• Giovanni Francesco Grimaldi (1606–1680), painter, whose common law wife was Aloisi's daughter

See also

• Accademia dei Carracci, a Bolognese art academy founded by the family