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Who painted “Calling of the First Apostles”?

“Calling of the First Apostles” was painted by Domenico Ghirlandaio in 1481. Where to see it: Sistine Chapel.

Calling of the First Apostles — Domenico Ghirlandaio

Italian Renaissance · Fresco

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Italian Renaissance: compared with Northern Renaissance painting it is more idealised and classical, with fewer tiny details; the Early and High Renaissance are its two main phases.

Domenico di Tommaso Curradi di Doffo Bigordi (2 June 1448 – 11 January 1494), professionally known as Domenico Ghirlandaio (also spelt as Ghirlandajo), was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. Wikipedia

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