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Ghirlandaio was born Domenico di Tommaso di Currado di Doffo Bigordi. He was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. Ghirlandaio was part of the so-called „ the 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.

Ghirlandaio ' s 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.

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Ghirlandaio was born Domenico di Tommaso di Currado di Doffo Bigordi. He was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. Ghirlandaio was part of the so-called „ the 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.

Ghirlandaio ' s 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.