Domenico Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448–1494) was a Florentine painter whose fresco cycles combine biblical narratives with portraits and detailed views of contemporary life.

Tornabuoni Chapel: A chapel in Florence’s Santa Maria Novella decorated with Ghirlandaio’s frescoes depicting the lives of the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist. Its fresco cycle is Ghirlandaio’s largest and most celebrated surviving commission.
Florentine Renaissance: The cultural and artistic transformation centered in Florence from the late Middle Ages through the sixteenth century. Ghirlandaio’s style and commissions grew from this city’s artistic culture.
Michelangelo: An Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet of the High Renaissance, born in 1475. Michelangelo trained briefly in Ghirlandaio’s workshop as a young apprentice.
Sandro Botticelli: A Florentine Renaissance painter known for works including The Birth of Venus and Primavera. Botticelli’s more linear, poetic style contrasts with Ghirlandaio’s densely observed narrative settings.
Sassetti Chapel: A chapel in Florence’s Santa Trinita decorated with Ghirlandaio’s frescoes of the life of Saint Francis. Its scenes place the saint’s story amid recognizable buildings and people of Ghirlandaio’s Florence.
Fresco: A painting technique in which pigments are applied to wet plaster, binding the image to the wall as it dries. Most of Ghirlandaio’s best-known works are large fresco cycles.
Benedetto Ghirlandaio: An Italian Renaissance painter and member of the Ghirlandaio family workshop. He collaborated with his brother Domenico on workshop commissions.
Filippino Lippi: A Florentine Renaissance painter known for elaborate religious scenes and expressive figures. His more intricate, animated compositions offer a nearby alternative to Ghirlandaio’s clarity.
Ognissanti Last Supper: A fresco of the Last Supper painted by Ghirlandaio in the refectory of Ognissanti in Florence. It provides a distinct example of his treatment of the subject beyond his chapel cycles.
Florentine guilds: Professional and commercial associations that regulated work and civic life in medieval and Renaissance Florence. Guild membership connected painters such as Ghirlandaio to the city’s organized trades.

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Hugo van der GoesRelated: The Portinari Altarpiece influenced Florentine painters, including Ghirlandaio.