Annibale Carracci is acclaimed as one of the most influential Italian Baroque painters of the late 16^th and early 17^th century.

A vital force in pioneering the style of “idealized realism”, Carracci was born in Bologna on November 3, 1560, into a humble, working-class family.

Francesco Solimena, is acclaimed as one of the most successful Old Masters of the Neapolitan School of Painting during the first half of the 18^th century.

One of the most influential artists in Europe, Solimena was born on September 4, 1657, in Canale di Serino, near Naples.