PROCACCINI, Giulio Cesare, was the second son of Ercole Procaccini, and was born at Bologna in 1548. He was studying sculpture when the success of his brother Camillo induced him to enter upon the profession of a painter. The excellence which he soon attained in his new profession was very great. His conceptions were multiform and grand, his design was dignified and correct, and his colouring was rich and harmonious. Pervading all there was an exquisite grace, which was evidently copied from Corregio, and which approached nearer to the style of that great master than any imitations had ever done before. Such a number of estimable accomplishments could not fail to secure for Procaccini an honourable place in the annals of painting. Accordingly, at his death in 1626 he left several pictures which still preserve a high reputation. The most famous of these are at Milan. There
Procaccini are a "Deposition" and the "Martyrdom of St. Nazarus and St. Celsus" in the church of La Madonna, a "St. Carlo" in the church of San Tomaso in Terra Mala, an "Annunciation" and several other pictures in the church of San Antonio, a portrait of Pope Julius III. in the imperial palace, and the "Adoration of the Magi" in the Brera gallery.