The painting An old man and his grandson by Domenico Ghirlandaio An old man and his grandson has a very intimate presence. Looking at the angelic child, I wonder, what is he thinking? Maybe he remembers the beauty of being a child. Innocence and cleanliness. The boy he once was. Glancing at the old man's face, I initially thought it was fair to say that he was suffering from a case of rhinophyma, which is an enlargement of the nose due to dilation of the follicles of the skin, suggesting years of excessive alcohol consumption. But then it was suggested to me that the old man had a serious case of rosacea. My online research led me to say that it was a coincidence what I had to agree on. To me, this painting shows a contrast of perfection and imperfection. It is a naturalistic portrait, depicting a deep sense of emotion. The realism of the old man's face captures our concern in our attempt to understand what is happening in the painting. I feel that the realism of the old man's face conveys the deep emotions he feels towards the child. There is a great contrast between him and the child. The child seems to be depicted as an almost angelic figure, a more idealized creation of the Renaissance. While the old man has a worn face, suggesting a long life. The man is wearing a reddish robe, suggesting that he may be some sort of noble figure. Ghirlandaio's horizontal placement of the old man and child definitely helped give exaggerated existence to an emotional moment between the two. I also considered taking the child's point of view, looking at the old man's bulbous nose, wrinkled face, and large ears. Looking at the background, I see a few things that I would like to describe what they might mean, or at least mean to myself. The tree closest to the characters doesn't seem to have many leaves. Further on, we see trees appearing