Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Art Value Price Guide

Nov. 21, 2023
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561)-manner
Est: €400 - €800
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561)-manner, Portrait of a young man in landscape , oil on canvas, damages, in a gilded collectors frame . 33X25 cm
Deutsch Auktionen
Nov. 24, 2022
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio 1503 Abbazia di San Michele-1577 Firenze
Est: €18,000 - €24,000
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio 1503 Abbazia di San Michele-1577 Firenze in cornice dorata Largh. 73 - Alt. 90 Cm
Cambi Casa d'Aste
Jun. 02, 2021
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio: Madonna with Child
Est: €40,000 - €60,000
RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO Florence 1483 - Florence 1561 attributed Title: Madonna with Child. Technique: Oil on wood. Mounting: Parquetted. Measurement: 76 x 60cm. Frame/Pedestal: Framed. Provenance: The painting is mentioned in the "Verzeichniss der gräflich von Eckartschen Malereiensammlung zu dem 2. Fideicomiß auf Leonberg" of 24 July 1826 under number 82 as "Eine Madonna mit dem Kind von Andreas del Sarto"; since then in family ownership. Ridolfo Bigordi, known as Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio, was born in Florence in 1483 and received his artistic training from his uncle David, who was also an artist and brother of the more famous Domenico del Ghirlandaio. Very early on, the young Ridolfo excelled in painting. He quickly developed his skills and practised on cartoons by Michelangelo and Leonardo in the Palazzo Vecchio. He then became friends with Fra Bartolomeo and especially Raffaello "Raphael" Sanzio during his stay in Florence (ca. 1504-1508), so that the latter gave him one of his works intended for Sienese patrons to complete. According to some art historians, this can be identified with the "Madonna Colonna" (Berlin, Gemäldegalerie), according to others with the "Belle Jardinière" (Paris, Louvre). Ridolfo's first secure work is the altarpiece with the Assumption of the Virgin, commissioned from him and his uncle David by Prato Cathedral in 1507, but certainly executed in its entirety by his nephew and completed in the spring of 1509. The first works clearly show a decisive inclination on the part of the artist towards the pictorial forms and elements of the 14th century. The increasing influence of Raphael can also be seen, especially in the style of colouring and drawing. The study of Raphael's works and the close relationship with him are also reflected in some portraits painted between the end of the first decade and the beginning of the second: The stylistic proximity is so great that some of Raphael's works were attributed to Ridolfo himself in the last century. In addition, reworkings or copies by Ridolfo of works executed by Raphael in the Florentine period are known, for example the "Madonna Colonna" mentioned above. In 1513 Bigordi began his long and intensive activity for the Signoria of Florence: the artist was mainly commissioned as a decorator of numerous sets and stage designs for ceremonies and theatre performances on the occasion of solemn events connected with the life of the city. Until 1540, the artist expanded this activity with altarpieces and devotional paintings, probably with the help of a workshop. In 1521 he executed the "Pietà with Saints Nicholas, John the Baptist, Jerome and Mary Magdalene" for Mario di Niccolò Beltramini in the church of Sant' Agostino in Colle Val d'Elsa. One of his greatest works, the "Enthroned Madonna with Saints" painted for San Pier Maggiore in Pistoia, dates from 1528. According to the artist biographer Giorgio Vasari, the painter's activity became increasingly rare from the end of the fourth decade of the 16th century, due to an increase in ailments, mainly triggered by gout. Among his last decorations mentioned by Vasari are those in the monastery of Santa Maria degli Angeli. The present work with the Madonna with Child on Her Lap, which for stylistic reasons fits into Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio's full heyday, is to be regarded as a painting with a devotional purpose, executed for a probably unknown Florentine patron. It appears to be the typical consequence of the influence of Raphael's art on Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio. The influence manifests itself both on the compositional and on the stylistic level. Here, too, Ridolfo took the "Madonna Colonna", which Raphael painted at the end of his stay in Florence, as a model. Bigordi was in a privileged position to study and copy the works of the Urbino artist, as he enjoyed his friendship and had the honour of completing one of Raphael's works from this period. The present painting, however, is not a 1:1 copy: Ridolfo adds some variations in the halos, the background and the Virgin's headdress to make the work, in a way, his own production. As for the style, the painter takes over from Raphael the warm and bright colours and the robust drawing, which - with the same effect as Raphael's - gives strength and delicacy to the figures. The date of origin of this painting is probably around 1520-1525, as the work shows clear stylistic similarities with the above-mentioned "Pietà with Saints" of 1521, which can be found above all in the physiognomies of the figures and the landscape. Indeed, we find the same faces, made of a robust but at the same time delicate material, with large eyes and dark pupils. If we compare, for example, the face of the Madonna in this painting with that of Mary Magdalene - both in the same position - they seem to have sprung from the same model in mirror image. Her hands also seem to have come from the same brush, as do the eyes of the Child Jesus and Saint John. The same characteristic hands are found in both paintings, consisting of fingers with rectangular, superimposed phalanges. We are grateful to Matteo Gianeselli, Paris, for confirming the attribution of the present painting on the basis of a high-resolution digital photograph.
Van Ham Kunstauktionen
Mar. 25, 2021
Ghirlandaio (Ridolfo, 1483-1561), Follower of. Madonna & Child, pen and ink
Est: £600 - £800
Ghirlandaio (Ridolfo, 1483-1561), Follower of. Madonna & Child, pen and brown ink, on laid paper without watermark, ruled framing line, 125 x 82 mm (4 7/8 x 3 1/4 in), inscribed verso 'Michele di Ridolfo/ PMP' and numbered 'D28599', laid onto thin support sheet and inset at edges into window mount, framed Provenance: Jan Pietersz. Zoomer (1641-1724) [L. 1511] Richard Cosway (1740-1821) [L. 629]; possibly his sale, 14-22 February, 1822 (sold by George Stanley) P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd, London, [?inventory number verso 'D28599'], their label verso with attribution to 'Michele di Ridolfo [sic] (1795-1854)' Private collection, London ⁂ The historic Colnaghi attribution would appear to suggest that the present study was traditionally understood to be by Ridolfo Ghirlandaio's pupil, Michele Tosini, called Michele di Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (1503-1577). With very few drawings for comparison it is difficult to sustain this attribution with any confidence; Baldinucci listed only one drawing by Tosini in the Medici collections in 1670. The drawing does however show some similarities to Tosini's master, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (1483-1561). There is a photographic record held in the Royal Collection which illustrates a pen and ink drawing, The Adoration of the Shepherds, which is catalogued as 'a partial copy [after Ridolfo Ghirlandaio] of a drawing now in the Nationalmuseum, Stockholm (inv. no. NMH 293/1863)'; this partial copy appears to be by a very similar hand to the present sheet (see RCIN 850496).
Forum Auctions - UK
Jul. 02, 2019
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) The Virgin and Child pen and brown ink, pricked for transfer, the corners cut 4 3/8 x 2 ¼ in. (11.1 x 5.6 cm)
Est: £8,000 - £12,000
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) The Virgin and Child pen and brown ink, pricked for transfer, the corners cut 4 3/8 x 2 ¼ in. (11.1 x 5.6 cm)
Christie's
Mar. 29, 2019
RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO
Est: CHF8,000 - CHF12,000
RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO (1483 Florence 1561) Portrait of Agostino Dini. Oil on panel. Inscribed lower left: Anno Agostino Dini. 89 x 69.5 cm. Provenance: European private collection. The painting is archived in the Fototeca Zeri (No. 34533). --------------- RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO (1483 Florenz 1561) Porträt des Agostino Dini. Öl auf Holz. Unten links bezeichnet: Anno Agostino Dini. 89 x 69,5 cm. Provenienz: Europäischer Privatbesitz. Wie bereits Giorgio Vasari (1511 – 1574) in seinen Viten berichtet, zählt Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (Grillandajo Bigordi) zu den erfolgreichen Künstlern seiner Zeit (Vasari, Le vite dei più ecellenti Pittori, Scultori ad Architettori, ed. Milanesi 1871, Bd. VI, S. 531 – 548). Auf Anraten seines Onkels und Ziehvaters Davide Ghirlandaios (Davide Bigordi, 1452 – 1525) hin, begann Ridolfo seine künstlerische Ausbildung in dessen Werkstatt bereits in jungen Jahren. Studien belegen seine Faszination für die älteren Meister, wie etwa für die Fresken von Masaccio (1401 – 1428) oder die Arbeiten des Fra’ Bartolomo (1472 – 1517) und Piero di Cosimo (1462 – 1522). So verwundert es kaum, dass sich in seinen Werken die strenge Konturierung der Zeichnung des Masaccio mit der ruhigen Komposition und der reduzierten Farbigkeit eines Fra’ Bartolomeo und Piero di Cosimo verbunden findet (Kecks, R.G.: Ridolfo de Ghirlandaio, in: Allgemeines Künstler Lexikon, München/ Leipzig 2007, S.79). Seine Werke, wie beispielsweise das Mosaik der „Verkündigung Mariae“ über dem Eingangsportal des Chiostrino dei Voti von SS. Annunziata (Florenz 1513), wurden von Künstlern wie Monte di Giovanni (1448 – 1533), Mariotto di Biagio (1474 – 1515) und Lorenzo di Credi (1459 – 1537) geschätzt (Magini, E.: Un classicista fiorentino, 1968, S. 23, Anm. 31), wobei Vasari insbesondere Ghirlandaios Talent für die Porträtmalerei hervorhebt. Bildnisse wie das der Lukrezia Sommaria (Washington DC, National Gallery of Art, Inv. Nr. 1942.9.23) oder das Bildnis des Cosimo I (1519 – 1574) als junger Mann (Palazzo Vecchio, Florenz, Fototeca Zeri, Nr. 34523) zeugen von einer „überaus lebendigen, individuellen und psychologisch einfühlsamen Charakterisierung“, die immer wieder auch mit Leonardo in Zusammenhang gebracht wurde (Kecks 2007, S. 80). Folglich stand er auch mit den Künstlern seiner Zeit in regem Austausch. So beispielsweise nicht nur mit Leonardo (1452 – 1519), sondern auch mit Raffael (1483 – 1520), mit dem er, Vasari zufolge, freundschaftlich verbunden war und für den er, nach dessen Weggang nach Rom, sogar ein Gemälde vollendet (vermutlich die Belle Jardinière, Musée du Louvre, Paris, Inv. Nr. 602) und ein anderes restauriert (Madonna of the Goldfinch, Uffizien Florenz, Inv. 11890, Nr. 1447) haben soll. Ridolfo Ghirlandaio stand in engem Kontakt mit den bedeutendsten Persönlichkeiten von Florenz, darunter die Familie de Medici, und er führte zahlreiche offizielle Aufträge aus wie die Ausstattung der päpstlichen Gemächer in Santa Maria Novella für den Besuch von Papst Leo X im Jahre 1515 (Kecks 2007, S. 80). So verwundert es kaum, dass er auch Antonio di Francesco Dini (? – 1552) porträtierte, der ebenfalls zu einer der einflussreichsten Florentiner Familien der Renaissance zählt, und unter anderem die Kreuzabnahme von Francesco Salviati (1510 – 1563) für den Altar in Santa Croce in Florenz in Auftrag gegeben hat (Hamburgh, H. E.: Rosso Fiorentino's Descent from the Cross in a Franciscan Context, in: The Sixteenth Century Journal, Vol. 19, Nr. 4, Winter 1988, S. 581). Weitere vergleichbare Werke finden sich unter anderem in der National Gallery in London (Bildnis des Girolamo Benivieni, Inv. Nr. NG2491) sowie im Museum Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid (Bildnis eines Mannes aus dem Hause Capponi, Inv. Nr. 159(1977.69)). Das Gemälde ist in der Fototeca Zeri archiviert (Nr. 34533).
Koller Auctions
Dec. 07, 2018
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) and Workshop - The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Est: £50,000 - £80,000
Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) and Workshop The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist oil on panel 57 ½ x 41 ¼ in. (146.1 x 104.8 cm.)
Christie's
Oct. 26, 2016
Attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence Portrait of a lady,
Est: $30,000 - $50,000
Attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence Portrait of a lady, bust-length oil on panel 18 ¼ x 13 3/8 in. (46.2 x 33.9 cm.)
Christie's
Jun. 03, 2015
Attribué à Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio Florence, 1483 - 1561 Sainte Catherine Huile sur panneau parqueté
Est: €3,000 - €4,000
Attribué à Ridolfo del Ghirlandaio Florence, 1483 - 1561 Sainte Catherine Huile sur panneau parqueté (Restaurations anciennes) Sans cadre h: 46,50 w: 37 cm Provenance : Collection comtesse de Béhague, sous le numéro 18 (comme Andrea del Sarto), selon une annotation au verso
Artcurial
Jun. 06, 2012
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561)
Est: $300,000 - $500,000
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) The Madonna and Child with Adoring Angels tempera, oil and gold on panel, a tondo 35 in. (88.8 cm.) diameter
Christie's
Jan. 26, 2012
Attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) The Madonna: a fragment from an altarpiece with the old inventory number '227' (on the reverse) oil and gold on panel 15 1/8 x 11 3/8 in. (38.4 x 28.8 cm); a ½ in. (1.3 cm.) addition to the lower edge, unframed
Christie's
Dec. 14, 2011
Ridolfo GHIRLANDAIO (attribué à) (Florence, 1483 -
Est: €30,000 - €40,000
Ridolfo GHIRLANDAIO (attribué à) (Florence, 1483 - 1561) Portrait de Piero Sorderini Huile sur panneau parqueté (usures et restaurations anciennes) 67,5 x 51 cm
Boisgirard-Antonini
Jun. 23, 2010
RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO (FLORENCE 1483-1561)
Est: €80,000 - €120,000
RIDOLFO DEL GHIRLANDAIO (FLORENCE 1483-1561) Vierge à l'Enfant avec saint Joseph et saint Jean-Baptiste enfant huile sur panneau 89,2 x 66,6 cm.
Christie's
Jan. 28, 2009
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Florence 1483-1561
Est: $70,000 - $100,000
Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Florence 1483-1561 The Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist oil on panel 34¾ x 24 in. 88.3 x 61 cm. TRUESDELL COLLECTION
Christie's
Jul. 08, 2008
The Virgin and Child
Est: £5,000 - £7,000
Attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) The Virgin and Child pen and brown ink, pricked for transfer, the corners cut 4 3/8 x 2¼ inches (112 x 56 mm.)
Christie's
Mar. 13, 2008
GHIRLANDAIO, RIDOLFO DEL
Est: CHF25,000 - CHF35,000
GHIRLANDAIO, RIDOLFO DEL (1483 Florence 1561), Follower of Madonna and Child. Oil on panel. 74.3 x 60.3 cm. GHIRLANDAIO, RIDOLFO DEL (1483 Florenz 1561), Nachfolger Madonna mit Kind. Öl auf Holz. 74,3 x 60,3 cm.
Koller Auctions
Jul. 03, 2007
A Dominican saint with subsidiary studies of a landscape and a face
Est: £7,000 - £10,000
Attributed to Ridolfo Ghirlandaio (Florence 1483-1561) A Dominican saint with subsidiary studies of a landscape and a face with inscription 'Fra: Bartolomeo' on the mount black chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, the outlines pricked, losses, on a 17th Century Italian album page 8 7/8 x 5 5/8 in. (226 x 143 mm.)
Christie's