GHIRLANDAIO, Domenico
(b. 1449, Firenze, d. 1494, Firenze)

Birth of Mary (detail)

1486-90
Fresco
Cappella Tornabuoni, Santa Maria Novella, Florence

Standing out from the others in profile is a young woman, almost a girl, wearing gold embroidered brocade, possibly for the first time dressed like a lady and a little embarrassed by the stiffness of the garment and its large, rather long sleeves. It might be Giovanna Tornabuoni, the banker's only daughter.