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Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
1561Jun, 6

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio

Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, Italian painter (b. 1483)
Ridolfo di Domenico Bigordi, better known as Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (14 February 1483 – 6 June 1561) was an Italian Renaissance painter active mainly in Florence. He was the son of Domenico Ghirlandaio.

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