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Also Known As Domenico di Tommaso Bigordi • Domenico Ghirlandajo
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.
Domenico Ghirlandaio: St. Jerome in His Study
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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