An Old Man and His Grandson

Domenico Ghirlandaio

c. 1490 · Tempera on panel · Musée du Louvre, Paris

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About this work

Artist: Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448–1494)
Year: c. 1490
Medium: Tempera on panel
Original size: 62.7 × 46.3 cm
Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris
Movement: Renaissance

An old man in a red robe and hood looks down tenderly at a fair-haired boy in red who reaches up to his chest and gazes into his face; the man's nose is swollen and misshapen by the skin condition rhinophyma, painted without disguise, and a window behind opens onto a winding road, a pointed blue mountain and trees. Domenico Ghirlandaio painted the panel in tempera in Florence in about 1490. Despite the traditional title, the sitters are unknown; their clothes show they were well-to-do, and the portrait may have been commemorative. A drawing by Ghirlandaio of the same man, once owned by Giorgio Vasari and now in the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm, may have been made after his death and served as a death mask for the painting. The interior setting with a landscape view had become common in Italian portraiture by the later fifteenth century. Nothing is known of the picture's history before 1880, when the Musée du Louvre acquired it, after it had been turned down by the museum in Berlin because of its condition.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

An old man and a small fair-haired boy in matching reds before a window on a blue mountain, tender and direct, for a living room, landing or family room at 16×24 in natural wood. A warm white, stone or soft green wall; it pairs with The Child's Bath.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1490)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: intimate
Rooms: living room, hallway or entryway, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is An Old Man and His Grandson in the public domain?

Yes. Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448–1494) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by Musée du Louvre.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was An Old Man and His Grandson painted, and in what medium?

An Old Man and His Grandson dates from c. 1490 and was made in tempera on panel; the original measures 62.7 × 46.3 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For An Old Man and His Grandson we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

An Old Man and His Grandson (Domenico Ghirlandaio) — An Old Man and His Grandson · Domenico Ghirlandaio · c. 1490. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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