Example sentences for: ghirlandaio

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  • In sharp contrast, the Ghirlandaio frescoes in its tiny Santa Fina Chapel (at the end of the right aisle) are a series of sophisticated social portraits (1475) dedicated to the young patron saint of San Gimignano.

  • Ghirlandaio, master teacher of Leonardo da Vinci, decorated the Sassetti Chapel (far right of the high altar) with frescoes of St. Francis, and the Adoration of the Shepherds on the altar is considered his masterpiece.

  • Covering the chancel behind the main altar, the Ghirlandaio frescoes of the lives of the Madonna and St. John kept the master’s entire workshop busy from 1485 to 1490.

  • Botticelli is buried in a chapel (right transept), his St. Augustine adorning the church, while in the refectory in the adjoining cloister, you’ll find Ghirlandaio’s Last Supper.

  • His celebrated Annunciation faces the top of the stairs — compare the simpler version in cell 3 — while other outstanding works include the mystic Transfiguration in cell 6 and Jesus Mocked in cell 7. In the small refectory is the important Ghirlandaio mural of the Last Supper, a subject traditionally found in monastic dining rooms.


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