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 Carlantonio Procaccini. In 1621 he was enrolled in the first session of the Accademia Ambrosiana. His uncles,Camillo and Giulio Cesare Procaccini, were also painters. His grandfather was Ercole Procaccini the Elder.

He was born at Milan and trained with his uncle Giulio Cesare Procaccini. He painted an altarpiece of the "Assumption of the Virgin" for the church of Santa Maria Maggiore at Bergamo. On the death of Giulio Cesare, he became the director of the academy established by the Procaccini.

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* [http://www.artnet.com/library/06/0629/T062922.asp| Grove Encyclopedia entry]
* [http://www.wga.hu/html/n/novelli/cainabel.html| "Cain and Abel"]