Annibale Carracci Auction Prices and Value Guide
Annibale Carracci auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 620 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Annibale Carracci auction prices: quick answer
Annibale Carracci auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Annibale Carracci
- Source records
- 620
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Annibale Carracci market snapshot
Annibale Carracci shows deep auction liquidity with 188 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 19 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-09.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (45.9% · 45 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (33.7% · 33 sales)
- $10,000+ (20.4% · 20 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $320
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 19
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2025-12-09
Artist context
About Annibale Carracci
Born
1560
Died
1609
Nationality
Italian
Also known as
Annibal Carrache, Annibal Carraccius
Annibale Carracci (1560–1609) was an Italian painter, printmaker, and teacher whose career moved from Bologna to Rome. Working alongside his brother Agostino and cousin Ludovico, he helped shape a reform of late-sixteenth-century Italian painting that became central to the Baroque. His art brought close observation and energetic naturalism together with renewed attention to classical composition and monumental figure design. In Rome, the frescoes of the Palazzo Farnese Gallery became an influential reference for later painters. Collectors may encounter works connected with Carracci across several formats: paintings and oil studies, drawings and figure studies, engravings and other prints, and compositions known through later impressions or copies. Subjects represented in public collections include biblical and devotional narratives, classical mythology, landscapes, human figures, and scenes of everyday life such as butcher-shop imagery. Because Carracci worked within a closely connected family and teaching environment, careful attribution is essential when relating an object to his accepted oeuvre.
Italian BaroqueBolognese paintingPaintingPrintmaking and engravingDrawing and figure studiesFresco paintingBiblical and devotional subjectsClassical mythologyLandscapesHuman figures and anatomical studies
Common works and media
Public collections associate Annibale Carracci with paintings, frescoes, drawings, figure studies, prints, and engravings. Recurring subjects include Christian narratives and saints, classical mythology, landscapes, human figures, and scenes of everyday life. Collectors may also encounter later impressions, copies, or works bearing qualified relationships to Carracci, making the exact catalogue wording and attribution level important.
Market and appraisal context
Carracci's market spans major Old Master paintings as well as drawings, prints, and works offered with qualified attribution language. Appraisily's matched auction data should be read through comparable lots that align in medium, dimensions, date, subject, condition, provenance, and attribution confidence. Restoration history, surface quality, signatures, inscriptions, documented ownership, and catalogue references may materially affect comparison; edition details also matter for prints. Public results do not capture every private transaction and may report fees inconsistently. Aggregated records can include objects with different attribution levels or later editions. A defensible appraisal therefore requires object-level examination and comparison with genuinely similar, well-catalogued sales rather than reliance on a single artist-wide price statistic.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Fine art and paintings
- Works on paper and prints
- Sculpture and mixed media
- Decorative art and editions
Value drivers
- Medium, dimensions, date, and position within the artist's career
- Condition, restoration history, and surface quality
- Attribution confidence, signature, inscriptions, and edition details
- Provenance, exhibition history, and catalogue references
- Subject matter, rarity, and recent comparable public auction sales
Appraisal caveats
- Public auction records are a starting point rather than a final appraisal; private sales and incomplete feeds may be absent (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/annibale-carracci/).
- Reported auction totals may include buyer's premiums or fees, so comparisons should use consistent reporting conventions (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/annibale-carracci/).
- Authentication, condition, and changes in attribution can materially affect value and comparability (source: https://appraisily.com/artist/annibale-carracci/).
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context passed Appraisily's promotion threshold: high confidence, strong sources.
- Bibliothèque nationale de France library authority
- Encyclopædia Britannica encyclopedia
- Art UK museum or university
- British Museum museum or university
- National Gallery of Art museum or university
- Wikidata library authority
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Annibale Carracci worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Annibale Carracci artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.