The son of a tailor, Guglielmo Giraldi was one of the favorite illuminators of Renaissance ruling families, including the Este of Ferrara and the Gonzaga of Mantua. Giraldi worked on a number of important commissions in Ferrara, including a set of choir books for the city's Carthusian monastery and the Bible of Borso d'Este, perhaps the most costly and lavish book in the history of Ferrarese art.
