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Domenichino

American  
[doh-mey-ni-kee-noh, daw-me-nee-kee-naw] / doʊˌmeɪ nɪˈki noʊ, dɔˌmɛ niˈki nɔ /

noun

  1. Domenico Zampieri (Le Dominiquin), 1581–1641, Italian painter.


Domenichino British  
/ domeniˈkiːno /

noun

  1. full name Domenico Zampieri (doˈmeːniko dzamˈpjɛːri). 1581–1641, Italian Baroque painter, noted for his frescoes and the altarpiece Last Communion of St Jerome (1614)

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But Annibale Carracci, Luca Giordano, Artemisia Gentileschi, Domenichino, Guercino, Guido Reni — these are names that will be familiar to art history students, but not the general public.

From Salon • Apr. 9, 2017

Together with a gilded octagonal ceiling painting by the Baroque master Domenichino, they give the basilica a memorable glow.•

From The Guardian • Jul. 13, 2011

Domenichino is famous for his dedicated emulation of the perfection of Raphael and of antique statues – in other words, his classicism.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2010

The best included a top-quality Italian Baroque painting by Il Domenichino of St John, a late-period Rembrandt, a rare Raphael drawing, an elegant self-portrait by Sir Anthony van Dyck, and one or two other surprises.

From Economist • Dec. 15, 2009

The sacristy, opening out of this chapel, contains a number of pictures, including, very appropriately, the Deliverance of St. Peter from Prison, by Domenichino.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

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