Image: Ridolfo Ghirlandaio Columbus

Description: This portrait was executed in the first half of the sixteenth century, after the death of Columbus. It is displayed in a showcase of the Museum of the sea and navigation of Genoa, "It Padiglione del Mare e della Navigazione." The artist, Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, was the son of Domenico Ghirlandaio. He is also known as Ridolfo Bigordi. Ghirlandaio never lived in Spain and it is unlikely that he ever met with the Admiral.
Title: Christopher Columbus
Credit: http://www.cristobal-colon.net/portraits/italie/It_Ghirlandaio.htm
Author: Ridolfo Ghirlandaio
Permission: This illustration may be deemed to be in the public domain
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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