Allegory of Divine Providence
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.