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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

The painting, which is by the 17th-century Italian painter Domenichino, is regarded as the best by the artist still in private hands.

From The Guardian • May 18, 2010

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

These prices must be regarded as handsome, when we consider that Domenichino about the same time received only �10, 10s. for his very large and celebrated picture, the “Last Communion of St Jerome.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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