Portrait of a Gentleman
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
c. 1505
Medium
Oil, with tempera (?), on panel, transferred to canvas
Dimensions
68.2 × 49.2 cm (26 11/16 × 19 3/8 in.); Framed: 94.7 × 77.5 × 8.3 cm (37 1/4 × 30 1/2 × 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
painting
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
16151
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, ...