Art, literature & historyDomenico Ghirlandaio
1448–1494
Selected artwork
Francesco Sassetti (1421–1490) and His Son Teodoro
ca. 1488
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Other names (19)
Bigordi Ghirlandaio, D. Ghirlandaio, Domenico Bigordi, Domenico Bigordi Ghirlandaio, Domenico Currado Bigordi, Domenico del Grillandaio, Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi, Domenico Ghirlandai, Domenico Ghirlandajo, Domenico Grillandajo, Domenico Il Ghirlandaio, Domenico, Il Ghirlandajo, Dom. Ghirlandaio, Dominico Ghirlandaio, Ghirlandai, Ghirlandaio, Ghirlandajo, Grillandari, Il Ghirlandaio
Biography
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. 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. Many apprentices passed through Ghirlandaio's workshop, including Michelangelo.
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.
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Influenced by
- Andrea del Verrocchioeditorial inference
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- Alesso Baldovinettieditorial inference
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- Andrea del Sartoeditorial inference
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- Michelangeloeditorial inference
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- Giuliano Bugiardinieditorial inference
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- Biagio d'Antonioeditorial inference
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- Fra Bartolomeoeditorial inference
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- Ridolfo Ghirlandaioeditorial inference
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Museums & collections
Documented holdings of works attributed to Domenico Ghirlandaio. Check the museum’s record for current display information.
- Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest2 recorded works
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art2 recorded works
- Uffizi Galleries2 recorded works
- Fitzwilliam Museum1 recorded work
- Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza1 recorded work
- Museu Calouste Gulbenkian1 recorded work
- National Gallery of Art1 recorded work