Lodovico Carracci was one of four who opened an academy in Bologna about 1586 under the name Incamminati. It continued until about 1600. The school combined what the four had learned from Tintoretto and other Venice masters, Correggio's works in Parma, and from nature. Following a period of producing works heavily based on the works and styles of others, he abandoned the approach and began to paint spontaneously. His Martyrdom of St. Angelus, 1599, is the first example of his change.