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Giorgio Vasari (Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo vaˈzaːri]; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian, most famous today for his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.
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Apr 4, 2023 · Giorgio Vasari was a renowned Florentine architect, artist, and art historian who left an indelible mark on the High Renaissance era. His influence on the world of art and architecture is immeasurable. Vasari’s most famous work is his book, The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects.
Jul 13, 2022 · Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter and architect who rose to fame during the Renaissance. A man of many talents, Vasari was also a writer. His renowned novel The Lives of the Most Eminent Sculptors, Painters, and Architects (1550) earned him the title “The Father of Art History”. Table of Contents [ Show]
Jun 18, 2017 · Giorgio Vasari, the father of art history. Posted 18 Jun 2017, by Andrew Greg. On Father’s Day, us art historians should remember the painter, architect and biographer Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574). The Temptation of Saint Jerome 1546. Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574) Leeds Museums and Galleries. Why?
Dec 1, 2017 · Dec. 1, 2017. THE COLLECTOR OF LIVES. Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art. By Ingrid Rowland and Noah Charney. Illustrated. 420 pp. W. W. Norton & Company. $29.95. It is rare that a...
Jul 18, 2022 · 31 March – 18 July 2022. Giorgio Vasari created what was probably the first collection of drawings based on a historicising logic: the legendary Libro de’ disegni, widely mentioned in the second edition of The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, published in Florence in 1568 by the Giunti house.
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