Annibale CarracciItalian, 1560–1609La Vierge aux cerises
Can I see it?
Yes, on view now
Where is “La Vierge aux cerises” now? Musée du Louvre, Salle 716, Aile Denon, Niveau 1, Paris. Yes, on view now. Checked September 26, 2026.
Closed· opens tomorrow at 9:00 AM
On public display.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- INV 194
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2018 GrandPalaisRmn (musée du Louvre) / Mathieu Rabeau
In the life of Annibale Carracci
The whole life1578–1595 · Workplace
Bologna
1580 · Workplace
Parma
1580–1581
A journey around Italy with Agostino
At the behest of the elder Ludovico Carracci, Annibale and Agostino travelled around Italy and studied the work of Titian, among others. From this came their interest in the glimmering colour taken from the Venetian painters.
1582
Opens a studio-academy in Bologna
In 1582 Annibale, his brother Agostino and his cousin Ludovico opened a painters’ studio in Bologna, at first called the Academy of the Desiderosi and then the Incamminati, “those opening a new way”. It is considered the first major art school based on life drawing and was the model for later art schools throughout Europe.
1594
Cardinal Farnese summons the brothers to Rome
In 1594 Cardinal Odoardo Farnese invited Annibale and his brother Agostino to Rome to decorate the Palazzo Farnese with frescoes on mythological subjects.
1595
Moves to Rome for good, into the Palazzo Farnese
Probably in September or October 1595 Carracci moved from Bologna to Rome for good and settled in the Palazzo Farnese.
