Apropos of absolutely nothing

[ksmith]

Names. Pronunciation.

During my art major days, I took an overview course in Renaissance Art. One of the Italian painters we studied was Cimabue, whose name, according to our instructor, was pronounced "chim-a'-boo-ay".

So. Paul Tagliabue, the NFL commish. He is, iirc, Italian. Everyone pronounces his name "tag'-lee-a-boo", but should it be pronounced "tah-lee-a'-boo-ay"?

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[juliabk.livejournal.com]

Select the most likely answer from the options listed below.

A. the pronunciation of 'abue' has altered in the past few hundred years
B. The pronunciation of "Tagliabue" has been somewhat Anglicized to its current state
C. all Art History professors learned it wrong from the same person
D. they're just messing with our heads.
E. none of the above
F. all of the above

(don't you go crittin' my test instrument construction - I got me grad credits in this here stuff ;-)

[kristine-smith.livejournal.com]

I'm guessing that it's been Anglicized. I just want to know how a native Italian would pronounce it.