Background
Fiorentino was the son of the Florentine painter Bartolomeo di Donato, and received his first art education right in his father"s workshop.
Fiorentino was the son of the Florentine painter Bartolomeo di Donato, and received his first art education right in his father"s workshop.
At age 25 he was ordained a priest. He joined in the circle of painter Benozzo Gozzoli and worked with him in San Gimignano and Certaldo during the 1460s.