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Benedetto Ghirlandaio

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Image:'Portrait of a Lady', oil on panel painting by Benedetto Ghirlandaio, 15th century, Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Benedetto Ghirlandaio (1458-1497) was an Italian (Florentine) painter. His brothers Davide Ghirlandaio (1452-1525) and Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) were both painters, as was his nephew Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561). Benedetto died in Florence on July 17, 1497.

References

  • Thieme, Ulrich and Felix Becker, Allgemeines Lexikon der bildenden Künstler von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart, Reprint of 1907 edition, Leipzig, Veb E.A. Seemann Verlag, 1980-1986.
  • Vasari, Giorgio, Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori, many editions and translations.