Ercole Ruggiero

Ercole Ruggiero (17th century) was an Italian painter of the Baroque period.

He was initially a devoted pupil of Francesco Gessi in Bologna; and also was known as "Ercolino del Gessi" or "Ercolino da Bologna". His brother was known as Batistino del Gessi, initially a pupil of Domenichino, then became a pupil of Pietro da Cortona, who died during the papacy of Urban VIII.

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