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Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574–1625) was an Italian painter and sculptor of the early Baroque era in

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Biography

Born in

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he was son of the

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painter Ercole Procaccini the Elder and brother of

Camillo Procaccini 300px, ''Nativity'' by Camillo Procaccini Camillo Procaccini (3 March 1561 at Parma – 21 August 1629) was an Italian painter. He has been posthumously referred to as the ''Vasari of Lombardy'', for his prolific Mannerist fresco decoration. Bo ...

and Carlo Antonio Procaccini. The family moved to Milan around 1585 with the help of the rich art collector Pirro Visconti. He began as a sculptor in the

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and in the Milanese church of Santa Maria presso San Celso. In 1610 he painted six of the '' Quadroni'', large canvases celebrating

Saint Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo ( it, Carlo Borromeo; la, Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat a ...

. Among his many altarpieces are the ''Circumcision'' (c.1616) now in

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, Modena, and the ''Last Supper'' (1616) for Convent associated with the

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. He also painted the '' Scourging of Christ''. In 1620 for the Church of Santa Maria di Canepanova in

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he painted two canvases depicting ''Debora who has the army gather'' and ''Rachel with Jacob'' at the well and, still in the same city, ''Saint Teresa'' for the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. He worked with

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(''il Cerano'') and

Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (commonly known as il Morazzone; 1573–1626) was an Italian painter and draughtsman who was active in Milan. He is mainly known for his altarpieces, but his outstanding achievements are large decorative frescoes ...

(''il Morazzone'') following the directions of Cardinal

Federico Borromeo Federico Borromeo (18 August 1564 – 21 September 1631) was an Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, a prominent figure of Counter-Reformation Italy. Early life Federico Borromeo was born in Milan as the second son of Giulio Cesare Borrom ...

, patron of the arts and cousin of

Charles Borromeo Charles Borromeo ( it, Carlo Borromeo; la, Carolus Borromeus; 2 October 1538 – 3 November 1584) was the Archbishop of Milan from 1564 to 1584 and a cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was a leading figure of the Counter-Reformation combat ...

.From that time there is a beautiful garland that Procaccini made in collaboration with the Flemish painter Jan Brueghel, who was also working for Cardinal Borromeo at that time, belongs to the Prado Museum collections and comes from the Spanish royal collection. He also painted small religious canvases for rich families, in Milan and in Genoa, where he saw the works of Rubens. His style shows the influence of Bolognese mannerism and Venetian colorism and marks the beginning of the Baroque.

Gallery

File:Procaccini - Ecce Homo.jpg, ''Ecce Homo'', 1615–1620,

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. File:Procaccini1.jpg, ''The Mystical Marriage of Saint Catherine'', Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium File:Jan Brueghel (I) - Wreath with Virgin and Child and Two Angels.jpg, Garland with the Virgin and Child and two Angels, in collaboration with Jan Brueghel the Elder. c. 1619. Prado Museum, Madrid.

Partial anthology

*''Coronation of the Virgin'

*''Virgin with Saints Francis and Dominic; institution of the Rosary'

*''Ecce Homo, 1615–1620, today at the Dallas Museum of Art'

References

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Procaccini exhibition
* Domenico Sedini
Giulio Cesare Procaccini
, online catalogu
Artgate
by

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