The Nativity with Saints, Oil on wood, Central panel 14 x 9 in. ( x cm); each wing 14 x 4 in. ( x cm

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The Nativity with Saints, Oil on wood, Central panel 14 x 9 in. ( x cm); each wing 14 x 4 in. ( x cm), Paintings, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Italian, Florence 1483–1561 Florence), Ridolfo was the son of Domenico Ghirlandaio, and like his father headed a workshop that was prepared to undertake a variety of tasks, from the decoration of a chapel to small portable altarpieces. The destination of this work is not known, but the presence of Saint Benedict in one of the wings and of a kneeling Benedictine in the foreground of the center panel suggests that it was made for a Benedictine monastery

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Size: 4949px × 4040px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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