Domenico Ghirlandaio
Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (UK: /ˌɡɪərlænˈdaɪoʊ/, US: /-lənˈ-, ˌɡɪərlənˈdɑːjoʊ, -lɑːnˈ-/,[1][2][3] Italian: [doˈmeːniko ɡirlanˈdaːjo]; 2 June 1448 – 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio, also spelled as Ghirlandajo, was an Italian painter. He painted during the Renaissance (about 1400-1600) in Florence. He was an important painter in the time of the Renaissance. In about 1480, he became the official portrait artist for wealthy people in Florence.
Domenico Ghirlandaio | |
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 Supposed self-portrait, from Adoration of the Magi, 1488 | |
| Born | Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi 2 June 1448 |
| Died | 11 January 1494 (aged 45) Florence, Italy (buried in the church of Santa Maria Novella) |
| Nationality | Italian |
| Known for | Painter |
| Notable work | Paintings in: Church of Ognissanti in Florence, Palazzo Vecchio, Santa Trinita, Tornabuoni Chapel in Florence and Sistine Chapel, Rome |
| Movement | Italian Renaissance |
Domenico had a large painting workshop. His brothers David Ghirlandaio and Benedetto Ghirlandaio and his brother-in-law Sebastiano Mainardi worked with him. His son Ridolfo Ghirlandaio also was a painter.
Michelangelo Buonarroti was his most famous apprentice. He started learning in Domenico’s workshop at age 13.
Biography
changeGhirlandaio died in 1494 of an contagious fever and was buried in Santa Maria Novella. The day and month of his birth and death are not known, but he died in early January of his forty-fifth year. He had been married two times and had six children. One of his three sons, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, also became a noted painter in Florence.
Works
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"Selfportrait", from the left, David Ghirlandaio, Bastiano or Sebastiano Mainardi and Domenico Ghirlandaio -
Renunciation of Worldly Goods, 1482 -
St John the Evangelist on the Island of Patmos (detail), 1485
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Related pages
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change- ↑ "Ghirlandaio" Archived 2019-05-31 at the Wayback Machine (US) and "Ghirlandaio". Oxford Dictionaries UK Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ↑ "Ghirlandaio". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
- ↑ "Ghirlandajo". Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
Other websites
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- Official website, 122 works by Domenico Ghirlandaio
- ghirlandaio.it Archived 2017-09-13 at the Wayback Machine, Museums and exhibitions in Florence
- Web Gallery of Art
- Ghirlandaio in Panopticon Virtual Art Gallery Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Ghirlandaio's Cappella Sassetti Frescoes Archived 2007-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- Where to find Ghirlandaio's works in Florence