Giorgio Vasari
(Italian, 1511–1574)
Biography
Giorgio Vasari was an Italian artist, architect, and writer best known for his comprehensive book of biographies Lives of the Artists (1550). In the book, Vasari used an anecdotal style of writing to discuss the life and work of Giotto, Michelangelo, and Leonardo da Vinci, among several others. “Art owes its origin to Nature herself,” he once said. “This beautiful creation, the world, supplied the first model, while the original teacher was that divine intelligence which has not only made us superior to the other animals, but like God Himself, if I may venture to say it.” Born on July 30, 1511 in Arezzo, Italy, he went to Florence as a youth to study architecture and painting under Andrea del Sarto. Under the patronage of the Medici family, Vasari produced frescoes and was the architect of the Uffizi gallery. His acclaimed book of biographies stemmed from a desire to chart the course of Italian art. Tracking its cultural trajectory from Classical Rome, through the Dark Ages, and into its resurgence during the Renaissance. During his life, Vasari lived luxuriously and was highly regarded by artists and patrons alike. He died on June 27, 1574 in Florence, Italy. Today, the artist's works are held in the collections of the Louvre Museum in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Courtauld Institute of Art in London, and the Prado Museum in Madrid, among others.
Giorgio Vasari Artworks
In the manner of Giorgio Vasari
Portraits of Caligula, Claudius, Vitellius and...
Sale Date: January 9, 1996
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In the manner of Giorgio Vasari
The Holy Family with the infant Saint John the...
Sale Date: January 9, 1996
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Follower of Giorgio Vasari
The Holy Family with the Infant St. John the...
Sale Date: December 7, 1995
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Circle of Giorgio Vasari
River god with a lion and a view of Florence
Sale Date: July 4, 1995
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Study for the portrait of Alessandro de Medici...
Sale Date: July 3, 1995
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In the manner of Giorgio Vasari
Caligula, Claudius, Vitellius and Tiberius, bust
Sale Date: May 17, 1995
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Follower of Giorgio Vasari
Arms of the house of Medici impaling those of...
Sale Date: April 3, 1995
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Follower of Giorgio Vasari
The Magdalene at the Sepulchre
Sale Date: February 15, 1995
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The stoning of Saint Stephen, with Trinity above
Sale Date: January 12, 1995
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The Sacrifice of Cain and Abel, with God above
Sale Date: January 12, 1995
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After Giorgio Vasari
Peintres, sculpteurs et architectes de la...
Sale Date: December 21, 1994
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THE THREE ANGELS APPEARING TO THE FAMILY OF...
Sale Date: July 5, 1994
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SS. PETER AND PAUL APPEARING TO ST. DOMINIC, WHO
Sale Date: July 4, 1994
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MADONNA AND CHILD WITH THE INFANT SAINT JOHN THE
Sale Date: May 19, 1994
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THE THREE ANGELS APPEARING TO THE FAMILY OF...
Sale Date: January 11, 1994
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Attributed to Giorgio Vasari
A WALL MONUMENT WITH A WINGED FIGURE PUMPING...
Sale Date: January 11, 1994
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Circle of Giorgio Vasari
A GROUP OF SEVEN BISHOP SAINTS ATTENDED BY PUTTI
Sale Date: January 11, 1994
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