Oil on copper, 23cm by 27.5cm.
Annibale Caracci opened a studio in Bologna with his brother Agostino and cousin Ludovico in 1582.
They were influenced by both Raphael (1483-1520) and the linear work of the Florentine School and the shimmering colours and softer edges employed by Venetian artists, particularly Titian (c1488/90-1576).
This was a combination which moved art in a new direction and defined the work of the Baroque Bolognese School.
