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Introduction

Ghirlandaio, assumed name taken by a family of Florentine painters, whose real name was Bigordi. The appellation ghirlandaio (“garland maker”) was first applied to Tommaso Bigordi, a 15th-century goldsmith and silversmith noted for his skill in fashioning wreaths of silver for ladies' headdresses. The most important members of the family included the following.