Carlo Antonio Procaccini
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Carlo Antonio Procaccini (born 1555) was an Italian
painter of the late-Renaissance
period.
He was the third son of Ercole, the brother of Camillo
and Giulio Cesare
the elder, and father of Ercole Procaccini the Younger
(1605–1675). He was born at Bologna
and initially trained by his father, though he excelled in painting landscapes and still-lifes with flowers and fruit, mainly in Milan
.
Italy
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painter of the late-Renaissance
Renaissance
The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the Late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe. The term is also used more loosely to refer to the historical era, but since the changes of the Renaissance were not...
period.
He was the third son of Ercole, the brother of Camillo
Camillo Procaccini
thumb|300px|Nativity by Camillo ProcacciniCamillo Procaccini was an Italian painter. He has been posthumously referred to as the Vasari of Lombardy, for his prolific Mannerist fresco decoration....
and Giulio Cesare
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
Giulio Cesare Procaccini was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in Milan.-Biography:Born in Bologna he was son of the Mannerist painter Ercole Procaccini the Elder and brother of Camillo Procaccini and Carlo Antonio Procaccini...
the elder, and father of Ercole Procaccini the Younger
Ercole Procaccini the Younger
Ercole Procaccini il Giovane was an Italian painter of the Baroque period....
(1605–1675). He was born at Bologna
Bologna
Bologna is the capital city of Emilia-Romagna, in the Po Valley of Northern Italy. The city lies between the Po River and the Apennine Mountains, more specifically, between the Reno River and the Savena River. Bologna is a lively and cosmopolitan Italian college city, with spectacular history,...
and initially trained by his father, though he excelled in painting landscapes and still-lifes with flowers and fruit, mainly in Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
.