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Also Known As Domenico Ghirlandajo • Domenico di Tommaso Bigordi
Born 1449 • Florence • Italy
Died January 11, 1494 (aged 45) • Florence • Italy
Movement / Style Early Renaissance • Renaissance

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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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