Ghirlandaio (1449-1494)

Florentine Painter of the Early Renaissance, author of the frescoes in the Church of Ognissanti (including a "Last Supper" scene), and the Tuornabuoni Chapel in Florence ("Life of Mary"). Ghirlandaio was renowned for his grandiose compositions, for the skillful use of the chiaroscuro and his advanced sense of perspective.






Recent News Articles related to Ghirlandaio


Times Online
above the crowds in Florence
Times Online - 26 Feb 2010 at 3:20pm
Santa Maria Novella Piazza Santa Maria Novella: look out for Masaccio's fresco of the Holy Trinity, Giotto's crucifix and Ghirlandaio's frescoes of St John ...

Mormon Times
Hidden symbols of Christ, Moses in Sistine Chapel
Mormon Times - 20 Feb 2010 at 1:00pm
... Signorelli and Ghirlandaio -- in the sequence dictated by their position, it's easy to see the foreshadowing of Jesus' ministry through Moses' life. ...
82 幅珍品落沪来自美第奇家族"奢侈与虚荣"(图)
中国经济网 - 10 Mar 2010 at 8:51pm
1492 年, 达· 芬奇40 岁, 米开朗琪罗17 岁, 拉斐尔9 岁;人们最热衷于谈论的画家是布鲁内莱斯基(Brunelleschi)、多米尼哥·季兰达(Domenico Ghirlandaio),有时 ...

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 Best Friends Forever Ghirlandaio, Calling of the first Apostles Ghirlandaio - Francis cycle