Ridolfo Ghirlandaio

(1483–1561) italiensk renässanskonstnär

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483–1561) is listed in the catalogue as a painter. By year of birth, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of art.

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio was born in Florence and died in Florence. The teachers included Davide Ghirlandaio, Fra Bartolomeo, and Domenico Ghirlandaio. Ridolfo Ghirlandaio worked in Florence. The students included Perino del Vaga, Michele Tosini, Mariano da Pescia, and Carlo Portelli.

The best-known works include ‘Masken und Grotesken’, ‘Portrait of a Woman, called "The Nun"’, ‘Allegory’, and ‘Bigallo Altarpiece’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait and religious art. The catalogue has 30 works by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio with free images. The dated works span the years 1490–1550. Works by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio are held by several collections, among them Walters Art Museum, Uffizierna, Eremitaget, and National Gallery.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Baldassare Peruzzi, Bastiano da Sangallo, Garofalo, Chen Shun, and Agostino Busti.

• The Renaissance
• Allegory