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Domenico Ghirlandaio
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The Birth of the Virgin, fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486–90; in the choir of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. The Last Supper, fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1480; in the Church of Ognissanti, Florence. Fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio showing Saint Jerome with a white beard and red robe, seated at a desk writing in his study, surrounded by books and scholarly objects. Interior of the Tornabuoni Chapel of Santa Maria Novella, Florence, with altarpiece, frescoes, and stained glass by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1486–90.
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The Last Supper, fresco by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1480; in the Church of Ognissanti, Florence.
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Domenico Ghirlandaio: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

A modern monograph in English is Emma Micheletti, Domenico Ghirlandaio (1990; originally published in Italian, 1990). Eve Borsook and Johannes Offerhaus, Francesco Sassetti and Ghirlandaio at Santa Trinità, Florence: History and Legend in a Renaissance Chapel (1981), deals with a specific site.

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Article History

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Anniversary information added. Jan 07, 2026
Anniversary information added. Jan 01, 2026
First paragraph modernization. Mar 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Biography of Domenico Ghirlandaio. Feb 24, 2020
Deleted discussion of Alesso Baldovinetti being four or five years older than Ghirlandaio. Feb 14, 2019
Add new Web site: Italian Renaissance Art.com - Biography of Domenico Ghirlandaio. Mar 14, 2017
Add new Web site: The Athenaeum - Domenico Ghirlandaio - Artworks. Mar 14, 2017
Add new Web site: Art UK - Biography of Domenico Ghirlandaio. May 27, 2014
Add new Web site: The Catholic Encyclopedia - Biography of Ghirlandajo. Aug 14, 2013
Media added. Nov 14, 2007
Article revised and updated. Jun 18, 2007
Bibliography revised. Jun 18, 2007
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Domenico Ghirlandaio. Aug 29, 2006
Added new Web site: Web Gallery of Art - Biography of Domenico Ghirlandaio. Aug 29, 2006
Added new Web site: Olga's Gallery - Domenico Ghirlandaio. Jun 19, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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