Ghirlandaio began work in country churches in the immediate vicinity of Florence, at Cercina and Brozzi, His guardians were the Vespucci, the most important family in his neighbourhood, whose most illustrious member was Amerigo, the great explorer. This family commissioned Ghirlandaio in 1471 to decorate their mortuary chapel in the church of Ognissanti in Florence. He devoted himself fully to painting in San Gimignano. (See in the next section.)

Preview	Picture Data	File Info	Comment
	Apse fresco c. 1471 Fresco Parish Church of Sant'Andrea, Cercina	774*1130 True Color 136 Kb
	St Barbara c. 1471 Fresco Parish Church of Sant'Andrea, Cercina	742*1140 True Color 143 Kb
	St Jerome c. 1471 Fresco Parish Church of Sant'Andrea, Cercina	769*1100 True Color 132 Kb
	St Antony c. 1471 Fresco Parish Church of Sant'Andrea, Cercina	775*1100 True Color 133 Kb
	Madonna of Mercy and Lamentation c. 1472 Fresco Ognissanti, Florence	867*1200 True Color 190 Kb
	Madonna of Mercy c. 1472 Fresco Ognissanti, Florence	1148*780 True Color 129 Kb
	Lamentation over the Dead Christ c. 1472 Fresco Ognissanti, Florence	1082*750 True Color 167 Kb
	Madonna and Child with St Sebastian and St Julian c. 1473 Fresco Sant'Andrea a Brozzi, San Donnino	1221*800 True Color 173 Kb
	Baptism of Christ c. 1473 Fresco Sant'Andrea a Brozzi, San Donnino	1057*900 True Color 193 Kb
	St Barbara Crushing her Infidel Father, with a Kneeling Donor c. 1473 Panel, 68 x 47 cm Private collection	900*1309 True Color 180 Kb
	Madonna and Child 1470-75 Tempera on panel, 71 x 49 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington	859*1200 True Color 236 Kb