Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO FATTO IN BOLOGNA SUA PATRIA DAGL'INCAMINATI Academici del Disegno: 1. Painting and Poetry mourning the death of Agostino Carracci, painted by Francesco Brizio; 2. Painting with a lyre and Apollo pointing to stars on Carracci's grave, design by Giacomo Cavedone; 3. The head of Christ, painted by Agostino Carracci; 4. Prometheus with a torch and Athena behind him, painted by Alessandro Albini; 5. Aurora abducting Cephalus, painted by Leonello Spada.

Five numbered scenes, each after a painter in the Accademia Degl'Incamminati, from IL FUNERALE D'AGOSTINO CARRACCIO FATTO IN BOLOGNA SUA PATRIA DAGL'INCAMINATI Academici del Disegno: 1. Painting and Poetry mourning the death of Agostino Carracci, painted by Francesco Brizio; 2. Painting with a lyre and Apollo pointing to stars on Carracci's grave, design by Giacomo Cavedone; 3. The head of Christ, painted by Agostino Carracci; 4. Prometheus with a torch and Athena behind him, painted by Alessandro Albini; 5. Aurora abducting Cephalus, painted by Leonello Spada. by Guido Reni|Agostino Carracci|Alessandro Albini|Leonello Spada|Francesco Brizio|Giacomo Cavedone

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

sheet: 4 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (11.5 x 12 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Accession Number

51.501.4891

Tags

Musical InstrumentsApolloAthenaChrist

Art Historical Context

This delicate etching from 1603 captures five poignant vignettes commemorating the funeral ofino Carracci, the esteemed Bolognese painter and-founder of the Carracci in art, held in his native Bologna by the Accademial'Incamminati ( of the Progressives). amid the vibrant artistic circle of early 17th-century Bologna the print honors Carracci's legacy through designs by his fellow academicians, including Francesco Brizio, Cavedone, Alessandroini, Leonello Sp, and Carracci himself. Guido Reni, a rising star among Carracci's pupils, is associated with the work, reflecting the collaborative spirit...

About the Artist

Guido Reni|Agostino Carracci|Alessandro Albini|Leonello Spada|Francesco Brizio|Giacomo Cavedone · 15751642

Guido Reni (1575–1642) was one of the most celebrated Italian painters of the Baroque era and the dominant figure of the Bolognese School. Born into a family of musicians in Bologna, he trained first with Denys Calvaert before joining the influential Accademia degli Incamminati led by Ludovico Carracci. Reni achieved international fame through his idealizing style that combined Baroque dynamism wi...

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