The Carraccis’ Reflection of Blue. Carte Azzurre in Annibale and Agostino’s Drawings and their Criticism of Vasari’s Doctrine

Iris Brahms / 22.03.2024

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Blue paper was perceived as a typically Venetian medium. Iris Brahms uses drawings by the Carracci brothers to show the epistemic dimensions underlying the so-called carta azzurra and how it became an argument against Vasari's doctrine.