Bartolomeo Carducci

Bartolomeo Carducci (1560 – 14 November 1608) was an Italian painter, better known as Carducho, the Spanish corruption of his Italian patronymic.

Descent from the Cross by Bartolomeo Carducci, Museo del Prado, 1595
Not to be confused with Vincenzo Carducci.

Biography

He was born in Florence, where he studied architecture and sculpture under Bartolomeo Ammanati, and painting under Federico Zuccari. He assisted Zuccari and Giorgio Vasari in the decoration of the cupola of the Duomo of Florence. The latter master he accompanied to Madrid, where he painted the ceiling of the Escorial library, assisting also in the production of the frescos that adorn the cloisters of that noted palace.[1] His brother, Vincenzo Carducci also aided in the work, and succeeded him as chief painter to King Philip III of Spain.

He died in Spain, where most of his works are to be found. Among the most celebrated of them is a Descent from the Cross, in the church of San Felipe el Real, in Madrid, now in The Prado, along with a Last Supper[2]. The Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando also owns a Penitent St. Jerome[3]. Bartolomeo with his brother Vincenzo painted the notable reliquary altarpieces of San Diego de Valladolid,[4] 1604-1606, which are exhibited in Museo Nacional de Escultura Colegio de San Gregorio, in that city. Among his pupils was Francisco López.

Notes
  1.  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Carducci, Bartolommeo". Encyclopædia Britannica. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 326.
  2. "Carducho, Bartolomé - The Collection - Museo Nacional del Prado". www.museodelprado.es. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. Fernando, Real Academia de BBAA de San. "Carducho, Bartolomé - San Jerónimo Penitente". Academia Colecciones (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. "Retablo relicario de la Anunciación". www.culturaydeporte.gob.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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