![]() ![]() ![]() The first set of frescoes were commissioned by a wealthy Florentine banker, Francesco Sassetti. Yet two other sets of frescoes on which he worked have become his most famous works. This was probably Domenico Il Ghirlandaio's most prestigious assignment till then. This fresco is called 'The Calling of the First Apostles'. In 1482, Pope Sixtus IV commissioned him to paint a fresco in the Sistine chapel. His work can be found in nearly every local church in his area dating from his time. ![]() These people would have been members of the Florentine aristocracy. He often painted portraits of his contemporaries into these frescoes, alongside the religious figures. He is known for the wonderful detail in his frescoes of spiritual scenes. He never painted with oils, unlike other painters of his time. He sometimes painted wooden panels in churches where his frescoes were exhibited. He later studied under after Andrea del Verocchio.ĭomenico il Ghirlandaio was essentially a fresco painter. He was first apprenticed to Alesso Baldovinetti. It was recorded by Giorgio Vasari, the Italian painter and biographer, that young Domenico's father recognised his son's emerging talent and decided to apprentice him to some talented Florentine painters. Here he would have learned to love beauty and appreciate skilled craftsmanship. However, it is highly likely that he began his career as an apprentice in his father's workshop. Very little is known of Domenico Ghirlandaio's formation as an artist. Leonardo da Vinci Biography His Development as an Artist ![]()
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