Allegory of Divine Providence

Allegoria della Provvidenza
Author: 

Ludovico Carracci (Bologna 1555 - Bologna 1619)

Type: 
Painting
Year: 
1604-1605
Material and technique: 
oil on copper
Size: 
cm 51 x 37
Origin: 
Sacchetti Collection
Inventory: 
Inv. PC 202

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The Bolognese Academy, founded by Annibale and Agostino Carracci and their cousin Ludovico, progressively developed a type of devotional art attentive of a new, profoundly religious sensitivity, tied to the spirit of the Counter-Reformation.

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