Ghirlandaio and Renaissance Florence at Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza

MADRID.- On 23 June the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza presents the temporary exhibition Ghirlandaio and Renaissance Florence. Comprising a survey of quattrocento Florentine art, its starting point is one of the great icons in the Museum’s permanent collection: Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni, painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio between 1489 and 1490. Displayed in conjunction with this masterpiece of Florentine art is a carefully-chosen group of 60 works including paintings, sculptures, drawings, illuminated manuscripts, medals and various decorative objects. They have been selected to illustrate three key areas of art and culture in late 15th-century Florence: the genre of portrait, the theme of love and marriage, and religious iconography. Portrait of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni (1489-1490) The story that lies behind Ghirlandaio’s painted image of Giovanna degli Albizzi Tornabuoni is as captivating as

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