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Annibale Carracci

Annibale Carracci (*November 3, 1560, in Bologna, †July 15, 1609, in Rome) was an Italian painter, etcher and engraver.

In Bologna, he opened, together with his uncle and brother, the Academy of the Incamminati or Desiderosi, later called the "School of the Eclectics" and the "School of the Carracci".

See also Agostino Carracci -- Lodovico Carracci

External Links

Catholic Encyclopedia: Carracci (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03374c.htm)

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