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Procaccini

Procaccini is the name of a prominent family of artists from the Renaissance and Baroque periods, active mainly in Bologna and Milan. They include: *Ercole Procaccini the Elder (1520 – after 1591), father of Camillo, Giulio Cesare, and Carlo Antonio *Camillo Procaccini (1551–1629), son of Ercole *Carlo Antonio Procaccini (born 1555), son of Ercole the Elder and father of Ercole the Younger *Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574–1625), son of Ercole *Ercole Procaccini the Younger (1605–1675), son of Carlo Antonio *Andrea Procaccini (1671–1734)

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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: *Ercole Procaccini the Elder (1520 – after 1591), father of Camillo, Giulio Cesare, and Carlo Antonio *Camillo Procaccini (1551–1629), son of Ercole *Carlo Antonio Procaccini (born 1555), son of Ercole the Elder and father of Ercole the Younger *Giulio Cesare Procaccini (1574–1625), son of Ercole *Ercole Procaccini the Younger (1605–1675), son of Carlo Antonio *Andrea Procaccini (1671–1734)

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  1. date of birth: 1555 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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