Bolognese school

Bolognese school
Works produced and theories expounded by the Academy of the Progressives, founded in Bologna с 1582 by Lodovico, Agostino, and Annibale Carracci.

In reaction against Mannerism, they advocated drawing directly from life. Among their leading students were Domenichino and Guido Reni. Their clear, simple pictures accorded well with the artistic demands of the Counter-Reformation, which wanted works of art to be immediately comprehensible. What began as a regional movement became one of the most influential forces in 17th-century art.

* * *

art
      in the most restricted sense, the works produced and the theories expounded by the late 16th- and early 17th-century Italian painters Lodovico Carracci (Carracci, Lodovico) and his cousins, the brothers Agostino (Carracci, Agostino) and Annibale Carracci (Carracci, Annibale). Although each was different in temperament and inclination, the three Carraccis cooperated in a number of early works, especially fresco cycles. Disturbed by the excesses of the Mannerist painters, Mannerismthey took it upon themselves to reform art through a process of research and experiment. Professing the superiority of direct observation, they drew from the actual model. Their clear, simple, direct pictures fit well the demands of the Counter-Reformation that in religious art there be no barriers between observer and object. About 1585 the cousins formed the Accademia degli Incamminati (“Academy of the Progressives”) in order to foster their ideas and to train young painters.

      The activity of the Bolognese school caught the attention of Cardinal Odoardo Farnese, and Annibale was invited to Rome in 1595 to decorate first the ceiling of the Camerino and later that of the Galleria in the Palazzo Farnese (Farnese, Palazzo). A short time later Agostino joined his brother, as did a number of the Carracci pupils, among them Domenichino, Guido Reni (Reni, Guido), Albani, and Lanfranco. The result was that what had hitherto been an essentially regional movement became the most influential force in Italian Baroque painting. The complex of painted episodes on the vault of the Farnese Galleria, showing the loves of the pagan gods and goddesses, became the new “academy” and greatly influenced later masters. In addition to his work in the Palazzo Farnese, Annibale Carracci is credited with establishing the rules for the heroic landscape.

      Lodovico never went to Rome but remained in Bologna, where he continued to paint until his death. In 1622 Guido Reni returned to Bologna and became the leading painter there, and the Bolognese school after his arrival was ruled by Reni's tempered classicism.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Bolognese school — Bolognese Bo*lo gnese , a. Of or pertaining to Bologna. n. A native of Bologna. [1913 Webster] {Bolognese school} (Paint.), a school of painting founded by the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school, the object of which was to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bolognese School (painting) — The Bolognese School or the School of Bologna of painting flourished in Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna, between the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy, and rivalled Florence and Rome as the center of painting. Its most important… …   Wikipedia

  • Bolognese school —    A group of artists in and near Bologna, Italy from the twelfth to the seventeenth centuries. Also see Gothic and Middle Ages …   Glossary of Art Terms

  • Bolognese Swordsmanship — Bolognese Swordsmanship, also sometimes known as the Dardi school, is a tradition within the Italian school of swordsmanship which is based on the surviving fencing treatises published by several 16th century fencing masters of Bologna, [1]… …   Wikipedia

  • Bolognese — is someone or something from the city of Bologna. It can refer to:*Bolognese sauce *Bolognese (dog) *Bolognese dialect, a language that is often considered a dialect of Italian for political reasons but is historically quite different from… …   Wikipedia

  • Bolognese — Bo*lo gnese , a. Of or pertaining to Bologna. n. A native of Bologna. [1913 Webster] {Bolognese school} (Paint.), a school of painting founded by the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic school, the object of which was to unite the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • School of Ferrara (painting) — The School of Ferrara was a group of painters which flourished in the Duchy of Ferrara during the Renaissance. Ferrara, ruled by the Este family, well known for its patronage of the arts. Patronage was extended with the ascent of Ercole d Este I… …   Wikipedia

  • school — school1 schoolable, adj. schoolless, adj. schoollike, adj. /skoohl/, n. 1. an institution where instruction is given, esp. to persons under college age: The children are at school. 2. an institution for instruction in a particular skill or field …   Universalium

  • school — Synonyms and related words: American, Art Nouveau, Ashcan school, Barbizon, Bauhaus, Bolognese, British, Cobra, Dutch, Flemish, Fontainebleau, French, Italian, Mannerist, Milanese, Modenese, Momentum, Neapolitan, New York, Paduan, Parisian,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • Italian school of swordsmanship — The term Italian school of swordsmanship is used to describe the Italian style of fencing and edged weapon combat from the time of the first extant Italian swordsmanship treatise (1409) to the days of Classical Fencing (up to 1900). Although the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”