campi
campi — noun
1. refers to an Italian family of painters from the city of Cremona who were active
refers to an Italian family of painters from the city of Cremona who were active mainly during the 1500s. The best-known members include Galeazzo Campi and his three sons — Giulio, Antonio, and Vincenzo — who created religious paintings and frescoes for churches across northern Italy.
The Campi family were among the leading painters working in Cremona during the 1500s.
plural proper noun + plural verb
Frescoes by the Campi family still decorate the walls of San Sigismondo church in Cremona.
possessive: Campi family + specific location
Art historians compare the Campi's paintings with those of other Renaissance artists in northern Italy.
The Campi family workshop trained young painters who later worked across Lombardy.
The Museo Civico in Cremona holds several altarpieces painted by the Campi family.
文法句型
the Campi + plural verb
用法筆記
The name Campi is typically used with the definite article and a plural verb when referring to the whole family ('the Campi were known for...'). Individual members are named by their given name plus Campi ('Giulio Campi painted...'). This name appears mainly in art history texts about Renaissance painting in northern Italy.