Maybe we can give Rembrandt a rest, and spare an exhibition or two for the Italian Old Master. Annibale Carraci, The Bean Eater (1584-85). Collection of the Galleria Colonna, Rome. Photo: ...

With his ‘Boy Drinking,’ Annibale Carracci helped usher in the genre style Today, when we are used to seeing images of every conceivable kind in every medium and at every scale, it is hard to imagine ...

These days, the mythological figure of Hercules—son of Zeus, slayer of hydras, cleaner of famously filthy stables—is associated with heroic demonstrations of strength. But for a good part of the past ...

Beauty and Ugliness have always fascinated people, yet their meanings shift over time. From 20 February to 14 June 2026, Bozar presents Bellezza e Bruttezza, a historical exhibition that explores how ...

In the early 17th century, the Italian artist Annibale Carracci (1560-1609) was commissioned by the wealthy Spanish banker, Juan Enríquez de Herrera, to decorate his family chapel in Rome. The artist ...

Whether he was painting palace ceilings or small panels for musical instruments, Carracci had a masterful eye for scale and depth One shows a fat and ugly man hoisted up by his companions to reach ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Annibale Carracci's frescoed ceiling in Rome's Palazzo Farnese - home of the French Embassy - is to be restored, it has been announced. Thought to be one of the most influential Renaissance ...