Zuccari
Federico
[fe-de-ree-kaw] /ˌfɛ dɛˈri kɔ/ (Show IPA), 1543?–1609, and his brother Taddeo
[tahd-de-aw] /tɑdˈdɛ ɔ/ (Show IPA) 1529–66, Italian painters.
Historical Examples
It seemed that the banker Zuccari frequently visited that hotel, and on every occasion the man Hauser came to Zurich to see him.
The Golden Face William Le Queux
Frescoes of the school of Zuccari, representing games in the Circus Maximus, etc.
Rambles in Rome S. Russell Forbes
“Zuccari is always with the Marchesa,” I said one morning as we sat together at déjeuner at Salerno.
The Golden Face William Le Queux
Three days later Zuccari left the Cavour and traveled to the frontier, little dreaming that he was being so closely followed.
The Golden Face William Le Queux
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