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Domenico Ghirlandaio

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Domenico Ghirlandaio, born Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi, was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. He belonged to the so called third generation of the Florentine Renaissance, working alongside Verrocchio, the Pollaiolo brothers and Sandro Botticelli.

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Classification
Gender
Male 1
Connections

Associated With

Michelangelo, Artists
Source Wikipedia
Additional Source Wikipedia: WikipediaApprenticeships, 1488-1492 section

Mentored

Michelangelo, Artists
Source Wikipedia: Wikipedia

Practices

Painting, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia: Domenico Ghirlandaio

Works Created

An Old Man and his Grandson, Works
Source An Old Man and his Grandson (Wikipedia)
The Last Supper (Ghirlandaio), Works
Source The Last Supper (Ghirlandaio) (Wikipedia)
Visitation (Ghirlandaio), Works
Source Visitation (Ghirlandaio) (Wikipedia)
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Works Attributed

Saint Christopher and the Infant Christ (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 80.3.674)

Also in Divinity Atlas: a work attributed to this subject.

Nationality

Republic of Florence

Also in Geography Atlas: the nationality of this subject.

Originated In

Florence

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject originated.

Sources
1. Wikipedia: Domenico Ghirlandaio
  • Biography section, family
    He was the eldest of six children born to Tommaso Bigordi by his first wife Antonia di ser Paolo Paoli; of these, only Domenico and his brothers and collaborators Davide and Benedetto Ghirlandaio survived childhood.
  • Lead paragraph
    Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (2 June 1448 - 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio (also spelt as Ghirlandajo), was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence.
  • Practices: Painting, Lead
    was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence
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Wikidata: Domenico Ghirlandaio
Wikidata Q191423, class allow-list match (w-bbfill-artsarchag-0926 resolve_missing)View the Source
Wikipedia: Wikipedia
  • Mentored: Michelangelo, Early life section
    In 1488, at the age of 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio.
  • Associated With: Michelangelo, Apprenticeships, 1488-1492 section
    In 1488, at the age of 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio.
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The Last Supper (Ghirlandaio) (Wikipedia)
Works Created: The Last Supper (Ghirlandaio), lead paragraph
Quote, Works Created: The Last Supper (Ghirlandaio), lead paragraph
The Italian Renaissance painter Domenico Ghirlandaio painted the Last Supper of Jesus three times in separate fresco paintings in or near Florence. The oldest of the three is located in the Badia di Passignano (1476). The next pai
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An Old Man and his Grandson (Wikipedia)
Works Created: An Old Man and his Grandson, lead paragraph
Quote, Works Created: An Old Man and his Grandson, lead paragraph
An Old Man and his Grandson (Italian: Ritratto di vecchio con nipote) is a ca. 1490 tempera painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Domenico Ghirlandaio. One of Ghirlandaio's best-known works, it is considered notable for its e
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Visitation (Ghirlandaio) (Wikipedia)
Works Created: Visitation (Ghirlandaio), Infobox: artist
Quote, Works Created: Visitation (Ghirlandaio), Infobox: artist
Domenico Ghirlandaio
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