Domenico Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio
Considered a self-portrait
from Adoration of the Magi, 1488
Born
Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi

(1448-06-02)2 June 1448
Florence, Republic of Florence
Died11 January 1494(1494-01-11) (aged 45)
Florence, Republic of Florence
Resting placeBasilica of Santa Maria Novella
NationalityItalian
Known forPainter
Notable workPaintings in: Church of Ognissanti, Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Trinita, Tornabuoni Chapel in Florence and Sistine Chapel, Rome
MovementItalian Renaissance

Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (2 June 1448 – 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio (also spelt as Ghirlandajo),[a] was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. Ghirlandaio was part of the so-called "third generation" of the Florentine Renaissance, along with Verrocchio, the Pollaiolo brothers and Sandro Botticelli.

Ghirlandaio led a large and efficient workshop that included his brothers Davide Ghirlandaio and Benedetto Ghirlandaio, his brother-in-law Bastiano Mainardi from San Gimignano, and later his son Ridolfo Ghirlandaio.[4] Many apprentices passed through Ghirlandaio's workshop, including Michelangelo.[4]

His particular talent lay in his ability to posit depictions of contemporary life and portraits of contemporary people within the context of religious narratives, bringing him great popularity and many large commissions.[5]

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  2. ^ "Ghirlandaio". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Ghirlandajo". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  4. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Vasari was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Toman, Rolf[full citation needed]


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