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Ludovico Carracci (April 21, 1555 – November
13, 1619) was an Italy|Italian painter, etcher,
and printmaker who helped reinvigorate
Italy|Italian art after Mannerism by founding an
academy in Bologna in 1585.  Along with his
cousins Annibale Carracci and Agostino Carracci he
is considered to be the founder of the Eclecticism
in art|Eclectic School of painting of the late
16th century in Italy.

He was born and died in Bologna.  Ludovico
apprenticed under Prospero Fontana in Bologna and
traveled to Florence, Parma, and Venice before
founding the Accademia degli Incamminati with his
cousins Annibale Carracci and Agostino Carracci
with Ludovico at its head.  This academy was
responsible for training some of the more notable
artsists of the next generation, including Guido
Reni and Domenichino, with studies focused on
observation of nature, study of poses from life,
and bold scale in drawing figures.

Ludovico's own are works are characterized by a
strong mood envoked by broad gestures and
flickering light that give a snese of spiritual
emotion.  His style would influence several
Italy|Italian Baroque painters.