The Butcher’s Shop, by Annibale Carracci (c1583) 185cm x 266 cm Christ Church Collection, Oxford. Michael Glover. Thursday 04 October 2012 16:26 BST. Comments.

Ludovico Carracci (1555-1619), a butcher’s son, was the eldest and founder of the Carracci’s Academy, by preference specialized in religious subjects. Agostino (1557-1602), trained first as a ...