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Domenico Bigardi Ghirlandaio

Domenico Bigardi Ghirlandaio (1449 - 1494) was active/lived in Italy.  Domenico Ghirlandaio is known for Religious painting, mosaics.

Domenico Ghirlandaio lived when the Italian Renaissance was gathering speed and producing an astonishing succession of painters of genius. "Now that I have begun to get into the spirit of this art, I wish they would give me the walls of Florence to paint the whole circuit with stories." This is said to be Ghirlandaio's reaction to painting.popes, princes and members of the newly flourishing class of merchants.  Banks gave him plenty of walls in Rome and Florence to cover with scenes from scripture and from the lives of saints.  Through most of the scenes he scattered recognizable  portraits of people of the day.   

Ghirlandaio seems to have been a born portrait artist. His full name was Domenico di Tommaso Curradi de Daffo Bigardi. He was born in Florence in 1449.  Like many Renaissance painters, he began as a goldsmith, learning his trade from his father.  His name is a nickname, meaning "garland maker", coming from the gold and silver g   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2231 characters.]  Artist bio

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