Annibale CarracciItalien, 1560–1609Self-Portrait
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The sad, staring eyes, prominent ears that sit a bit far back on the head, tousled hair, and the long flat nose identify this as Annibale Carracci. He assumed an informal pose, leaning slightly forward with his right elbow extending slightly beyond the frame's bottom and casting a shadow. As he drew himself in the mirror, his right hand was moving, resulting in the tangle of lines representing the left arm. Skeletal beasts with beaked heads and long necks peer down from the upper corners, reminders of mortality, and two beady-eyed dolphins with tails in the air inhabit the bottom corners. Carracci humorously portrayed himself here as a scruffy, ordinary individual. In a format usually reserved for formal, flattering portraits, he demonstrated his ability to quickly pick out the most important, expressive features.
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In a display of originality, he leans forward out of the picture frame as if from a window. Francesco Maria Niccolò Gabburri, who assembled numerous drawn self-portraits and portraits of artists, once owned this sheet. He also owned the Getty Museum's *Self-portrait* by Gaetano Sabbatini, which shares the oval format. This drawing remains laid down on the original Gabburri mount, but it has been cut down drastically.
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I Annibale Carraccis liv
Hela livet1578–1595 · Arbetsort
Bologna
1580 · Arbetsort
Parma
1580 · Arbetsort
Venice
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.
1587–1588
A trip to Parma and Venice
In 1587–88 Annibale is known to have travelled to Parma and then to Venice, where he joined his brother Agostino.
