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Andrea Vaccaro: A Selection of Works
Andrea Vaccaro (1604–1670) enjoyed considerable prominence in the artistic life of seventeenth-century Naples. His paintings were sought after by ecclesiastical patrons and private collectors, circulated widely beyond his native city and found an especially receptive market in Spain. His reputation was recognised by writers elsewhere in Europe, while the eighteenth-century Neapolitan historian Onofrio Giannone went…
Giovan Bernardino Azzolino (c. 1572–1645) and the Persistence of Tradition
Naples at the Turn of the Seventeenth Century At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Naples possessed a flourishing and diverse artistic culture, supported by numerous churches, religious foundations and private patrons. Its connections with Rome, other Italian artistic centres and the territories of the Spanish monarchy encouraged the circulation of artists and artistic ideas.…
Annibale Carracci: The Triumph of Bacchus and Ariadne
The Farnese Patronage and Annibale’s Arrival in Rome When Annibale Carracci moved to Rome in November 1595, he was already an established painter whose work, in collaboration with his elder brother Agostino and their cousin Ludovico, had contributed to a transformation of artistic practice in Bologna. Their rejection of the conventions of late Mannerism was…
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