Carlo Antonio Procaccini (born 1555) was an Italian painter of the late-
Renaissance
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period.
He was the third son of
Ercole The male first name Ercole, Italian version of Hercules, can refer to:
People
* Ercole (name), list of people with the name
House of D'Este
*Ercole I d'Este (1431–1505), Duke of Ferrara
*Ercole II d'Este (1508–1559), Duke of Ferrara, Modena a ...
, the brother of
Camillo
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People with the name include:
*Camillo Agrippa, Italian Renaissance fencer, architect, engineer and mathematician
*Camillo Almici (1714–17 ...
and
Giulio Cesare
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the elder, and father of
Ercole Procaccini the Younger
Ercole Procaccini il Giovane (''the Younger'') (c. 6 August 1605 – 14 November 1675 or 2 March 1680) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.
Born to a family of painters in Milan, he initially apprenticed with his father, painter Carlan ...
(1605–1675). He was born at
Bologna
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and initially trained by his father, though he excelled in painting landscapes and
still-lifes
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with flowers and fruit, mainly in
Milan
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.
References
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1555 births
16th-century Italian painters
Italian male painters
Painters from Milan
Italian Renaissance painters
Mannerist painters
Italian still life painters
Year of death unknown
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