Ercole Procaccini il Giovane (''the Younger'') (c. 6 August 1605 – 14 November 1675 or 2 March 1680) was an Italian painter of the

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period. Born to a family of painters in

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, he initially apprenticed with his father, painter Carlantonio Procaccini. In 1621 he was enrolled in the first session of the

Accademia Ambrosiana The Biblioteca Ambrosiana is a historic library in Milan, Italy, also housing the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, the Ambrosian art gallery. Named after Ambrose, the patron saint of Milan, it was founded in 1609 by Cardinal Federico Borromeo, whose agen ...

. His uncles, Camillo and Giulio Cesare Procaccini, were also painters. His grandfather was Ercole Procaccini the Elder. He was trained with his uncle Giulio Cesare Procaccini in the city. He painted an altarpiece of the ''Assumption of the Virgin'' for the church of

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. On the death of Giulio Cesare, he became the director of the academy established by the Procaccini.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Procaccini il Giovane, Ercole 1605 births 1675 deaths 1680 deaths 17th-century Italian painters Italian male painters Painters from Milan Italian Baroque painters