Procaccini
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Procaccini is the name of a prominent family of artists from the Renaissance
and Baroque
periods, active mainly in Bologna
and Milan
, They include:
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...
and Baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
periods, active mainly in 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 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 ,...
, They include:
- Ercole Procaccini the ElderErcole Procaccini the ElderErcole Procaccini the Elder was an Italian painter of the Renaissance period, mainly active in Milan.He was born in Bologna. He painted an Annunciation for the church of San Benedetto, a Conversion of St. Paul and a Christ in the Garden for San Giacomo Maggiore, a St...
(1520-after 1591), father of Camillo, Giulio Cesare, and Carlo Antonio - Camillo ProcacciniCamillo Procaccinithumb|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....
(1521-1629), son of Ercole - Carlo Antonio ProcacciniCarlo Antonio ProcacciniCarlo Antonio Procaccini 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...
(born 1555), son of Ercole the Older, father of Ercole the Younger - Giulio Cesare ProcacciniGiulio Cesare ProcacciniGiulio 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...
(1574-1625), son of Ercole - Ercole Procaccini the YoungerErcole Procaccini the YoungerErcole Procaccini il Giovane was an Italian painter of the Baroque period....
(1605-1675), son of Carlo Antonio - Andrea ProcacciniAndrea ProcacciniAndrea Procaccini was an Italian painter of the Baroque period, active in Rome as well as in Spain.Born in Rome, he trained in the studio of Carlo Maratta. He painted the prophet Daniel for a series of twelve prophets made for San Giovanni Laterano. He assisted in the establishment of the papal...
(1671-1734)