The early work, Ghirlandaio's teachers and models -- Flemish paintings in Florence -- The road to success: the first major commissions -- The main works: the Sala dei Gigli in the Palazzo Vecchio, the Sassetti Chapel in Santa Trinità and the Tornabuoni Chapel in Santa Maria Novella -- The dispute over a chapel and how it benefited the artist -- Waxworks in Florentine churches -- Power, money and art: the Florentine aristocracy and the wealthy bourgeoisie -- Panel paintings: scenes showing the Adoration of the Magi, altar paintings with saints, and portraits -- The flowering of a city: humanism and the Florentine Renaissance.
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