The term Bolognese School refers to a school of painting which flourished in Bologna, the capital of Emilia Romagna, between the 16th and 17th centuries in Italy.  Initially, Italian painters Lodovico Carracci and his cousins, the brothers Agostino and Annibale Carracci produced art works and expounded theories under this school. Bolognese School professed the superiority of direct observation and the painters followed the method of drawing from the actual model. These Italian painters formed the Accademia degli Incamminati (“Academy of the Progressives”) in order to nurture their ideas and to train young painters. Bolognese school formulated a style that was well-known from the recognized styles of art in their time. This style followed by Bolognese school was seen as both methodical and imitative, borrowing certain ideas from the past Roman schools of art and formulating a modernistic approach.