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The Bolognese painter Lucio Massari initially trained in Bartolomeo Passarotti's studio before becoming Ludovico Carracci's assistant at the beginning of the 17th century. The present composition with the Triumph of David is a variant of the larger format in the Galleria Pallavicini oin Rome. It shows the adaption of Annibale and Ludovico Carracci's teachings, skilfully combined by Massari with more recent impulses from the classical works of Annibale's pupil Domenichino. As Federico Zeri observed, Massari's "Triumph" exemplifies those tendencies of the early 17th century and should be considered an important early Baroque work.