Paolo Antonio Barbieri
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Paolo Antonio Barbieri (1603–1649) was an Italian
Italy
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 painter who was the brother of Guercino. He was born at Cento
Cento
Cento is a city and comune in the province of Ferrara, part of the region Emilia-Romagna . In Italian "cento" means 100.-History:The name Cento is a reference to the centuriation of the Po Valley...

, a village near Bologna
Bologna
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. The subjects of his pictures are flowers, fruit, and game, but he particularly excelled in painting fish, which he represented with astonishing fidelity.
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