He was born in Florence, Italy. He also lived there as an adult. He is a famous artist and painter. Ghirlando was a painter as well as a goldsmith. He also painted in tempera.
Tempera is an opaque, water-base paint used as for poster.
Ghirlandaio they say was born a painter. His father put him with a goldsmith. He made by hand a silver lamp. The silver lamp was in the chapel. He tryed his best to make it look like a lamp.