Ridolfo Ghirlandaio

Adoration of the Shepherds, 1510

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (born February 4, 1483 in Florence , † June 6, 1561 ibid) was an Italian painter of the Florentine school.

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, son of Domenico Ghirlandaio , was initially a student of his father, then of his uncle Davide Bigordi Ghirlandaio and probably of Francesco Granacci . The maturity of his style, however, he only reached under the direction of Fra Bartolommeo , which was later influenced by Raphael , with whom he was friends.

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio died on June 6th, 1561 at the age of 78 in Florence.

plant

???: Christ's procession with Mary to Golgotha , Florence, Pal. Antinori
1504: The Coronation of Mary , Paris , Louvre

Ghirlandajo's paintings, influenced by Bartolommeo and Raffael, are considered to be his most successful. There are among others:

???: The Adoration of the Christ Child , Berlin , Museum
1510: The Adoration of the Shepherds , oil on panel, 148 × 132 cm, Budapest , Landesgalerie
???: Assumption of Mary , Prato , Cathedral
???: The holy Zenobius , a boy-inspiring , Florence, Uffizi
???: The funeral of St. Zenobius , Florence, Uffizi

To be highlighted among the works of his later period:

1521: Pieta , Colle di Val d'Elsa
1543: Last Supper , fresco, Florence, Angelic Monastery

In October 2019, a work was auctioned at the Vienna auction house Dorotheum, which, according to experts, could be a work begun by Raffael and completed by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio. The work "Madonna with Child" (Urbino 1483–1520 Rome) was auctioned for 1.6 million euros.

literature

Marco Chiarini: BIGORDI, Ridolfo, detto (del) Ghirlandaio. In: Alberto M. Ghisalberti (Ed.): Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani (DBI). Volume 10: Biagio-Boccaccio. Istituto della Enciclopedia Italiana, Rome 1968.

Web links

Commons : Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio - Collection of images, videos and audio files

More works in the Web Gallery of Art
Publications on Ridolfo Ghirlandaio in the Opac of the Regesta Imperii

Individual evidence

↑ Raffaello Sanzio, called Raffael circle . dorotheum.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

personal data
SURNAME	Ghirlandaio, Ridolfo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Italian painter of the Florentine school
DATE OF BIRTH	February 4, 1483
PLACE OF BIRTH	Florence
DATE OF DEATH	June 6, 1561
Place of death	Florence

[1] Raffaello Sanzio, called Raffael circle . dorotheum.com. Retrieved October 23, 2019.