Alessandro Albini

Alessandro Albini (1568-1646) was an Italian painter of the early Baroque period. He was born in Bologna, and was an early pupil of the school of the Carracci. He was known for designs he made for the funeral ceremony of Agostino Carracci. He painted a "Tomb of St. Valerian and St.Tibertius" for the church of San Michèle in Bosco in Bologna, and paintings of "St. Peter", "St. Catherine", "St. Agnes", and "St. Cecilia" for San Pietro Martyr.

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