An Old Man and His Grandson by Domenico Ghirlandaio
An Old Man and His Grandson by Domenico Ghirlandaio
An Old Man and His Grandson (1490)
Domenico Ghirlandaio | Renaissance | Tempera on panel
An old man with a big, bumpy nose looks down at a little boy. The boy gazes up at him with gentle trust and affection!
Did you know? That bumpy nose is not warts: it comes from a real skin condition called rhinophyma, and Ghirlandaio painted it honestly and kindly. Nobody knows who the two really were, so 'grandfather and grandson' is just the name the painting has come to have!
Original held at Louvre Museum
Museum-quality giclée print on archival Enhanced Matte Art paper (200gsm) with fade-resistant pigment inks rated for 100+ years. Also available as gallery-wrapped canvas and custom framed.
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