Agostino Carracci, older brother of Annibale and cousin of Lodovico, was born on this day in Bologna in 1557.

Agostino Carracci, older brother of Annibale and cousin of Lodovico, was born on this day in Bologna in 1557. Agostino worked as a painter and printmaker, and his engravings, like his Omnia vincit Amor (1599), were celebrated as among the best of his day.

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