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February 4, 2014
Sculptor Alessandro Algardi (1598-1654) used drawing as a key part of his design process.

November 3, 2013
Italian painter Annibale Carracci was baptized on this day in 1560 in Bologna.

August 15, 2013
artgalleryofontario : Portrait of Cardinal Cosmo de Torres , unknown Zampieri Domenichino, Italian, 1581 – 1641 Oil on canvas Overall: 67.6 x 50.2 cm Anonymous Gift, 1994 © 2013 Art Gallery of Ontario

July 16, 2013
On this day in 1747, Giuseppe Maria Crespi , known as Lo Spagnuolo because of his taste for Spanish fashions, died in Bologna at age 82.