Lucrezia Sommaria
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
c. 1510
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
overall: 62.9 x 45.7 cm (24 3/4 x 18 in.) framed: 94 x 78.7 x 7.6 cm (37 x 31 x 3 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Widener Collection
Accession Number
1942.9.23
About the Artist
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio · 1483–1561
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, born Ridolfo di Domenico Bigordi on February 14, 1483, in Florence, emerged as a leading figure in the Florentine Renaissance painting tradition. The son of the renowned artist Domenico Ghirlandaio, he lost his father at age eleven in 1494 and was raised by his uncle Davide Ghirlandaio, who assumed leadership of the family workshop. Ridolfo trained initially under his father, ...