Art exhibitions Jan 1, 2009
"From Michelangelo to Annibale Carracci: A Century of Italian Drawings From the Prado": At The Frick Art & Historical Center, 70 splendid drawings, most never seen outside the esteemed Madrid museum (ends Sunday). 10. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Italian Artists Nicknames May 24, 2008
European Renaissance Artists Are Better Known by Alternate Names. Famous Western artists in 13th to 17th centuries have celebrated nicknames more famous than their given names. (Suite101.com)
Rome's house museums: Intimate palaces to suit every taste Mar 25, 2008
About 300 paintings by the likes of Fra Angelico, Annibale Carracci, Caravaggio, Murillo and Rubens are tidily compressed into eight galleries. Even at the height of the tourist season, daily attendance rarely tops 50 visitors so it's like having these masterpieces to oneself. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
Is a fiercer round in the auction wars imminent? Mar 2, 2008
A typical victim was a pen and brown ink study by Annibale Carracci. Beautifully done, it was badly foxed, with the brown ink eating into the paper. (International Herald Tribune)
Everyone should see this painting May 1, 2007
In Bologna in the 1580s, Annibale Carracci painted The Butcher's Shop, which gives manual work the dignity of sculpture, reversing the ancient prejudice that accused sculptors of being manual workers. The sculptor Bernini would extend this respect for the people when he carved a bust of his working-class lover. (Guardian Unlimited)
