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Domenico Ghirlandaio
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Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449 - January 11, 1494) was a renowned Florentine Renaissance painter, a contemporary of Botticelli and Filippino Lippi. His many apprentices included Michelangelo.

Ghirlandaio's full name is given as Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi; it appears, therefore, that his father's surname was Curradi and his grandfather's Bigordi. Domenico, the eldest of eight children, was at first apprenticed to a jeweller or a goldsmith, most likely his own father. The nickname "Il Ghirlandaio" (garland-maker) came to Domenico from his father, a goldsmith who was renowned for creating the metallic garland-like necklaces worn by Florentine women. In his father's shop, Domenico is said to have made portraits of the passers-by, and he was eventually apprenticed to Alessio Baldovinetti to study painting and mosaic.


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Decoration of the Sala del Gigli 1482-84 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Decoration of the Sala del Gigli 1482-84
Madonna and Child Enthroned between Angels and Saints... - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Madonna and Child Enthroned between Angels and Saints...
Adoration of the Magi (detail 7) 1488 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Adoration of the Magi (detail 7) 1488
Calling of the Apostles (detail 2) 1481 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Calling of the Apostles (detail 2) 1481
Stigmata of St Francis 1482-85 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Stigmata of St Francis 1482-85
Lamentation over the Dead Christ c. 1472 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Lamentation over the Dead Christ c. 1472
Last Supper (detail 1) c. 1486 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Last Supper (detail 1) c. 1486
Adoration of the Magi (detail 4) 1488 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Adoration of the Magi (detail 4) 1488
Portrait Of The Donor Francesca Pitti Tornabuoni - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Portrait Of The Donor Francesca Pitti Tornabuoni
Madonna of Mercy c. 1472 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Madonna of Mercy c. 1472
Last Supper (detail 1) 1480 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Last Supper (detail 1) 1480
Adoration of the Magi (detail 3) 1488 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Adoration of the Magi (detail 3) 1488
Renunciation of Worldly Goods (detail 1 ) 1482-85 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Renunciation of Worldly Goods (detail 1 ) 1482-85
Confirmation of the Rule (detail 1) 1482-85 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Confirmation of the Rule (detail 1) 1482-85
Resurrection of the Boy 1482-85 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Resurrection of the Boy 1482-85
Meeting of Augustus and the Sibyl c. 1485 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Meeting of Augustus and the Sibyl c. 1485
Last Supper (detail 4) 1480 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Last Supper (detail 4) 1480
Adoration of the Magi (detail 5) 1488 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Adoration of the Magi (detail 5) 1488
Sibyl c. 1485 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Sibyl c. 1485
Portrait of the Donor Francesco Sassetti c. 1485 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Portrait of the Donor Francesco Sassetti c. 1485
St John The Baptist In The Desert - Domenico Ghirlandaio
St John The Baptist In The Desert
Obsequies of St. Francis - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Obsequies of St. Francis
Preaching Of St John The Baptist - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Preaching Of St John The Baptist
Study (2)  1486 - Domenico Ghirlandaio
Study (2) 1486
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