1863
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
copy after the Burial of Santa Fina, Domenico Ghirlandaio in Collegiata, San Gimignano (Siena) is a 1863 watercolor by Domenico Ghirlandaio, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a group of people in a church. A woman lies on a decorated bed in the center, surrounded by others in long robes. The room has tall columns, a cross on the altar, and a dome ceiling with a cityscape outside. Everyone looks serious, some holding candles or books. The artist copied an older painting, but kept the same quiet, detailed style. Notice how the light falls softly on the faces and robes—it’s almost like the figures are glowing. Check out Ghirlandaio, Domenico to see how he painted real people with gentle light.
A watercolor depicts a recumbent woman on a bed, attended by a nearby companion, surrounded by a group of figures dressed in white robes; an architectural apse with open arches appears in the background.
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Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (2 June 1448 – 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio (also spelt as Ghirlandajo), was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence.
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