Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511–1574)

JulGiorgio Vasari was born in Arezzo on July 30, 1511, and died in Florence on June 27, 1574.¹

After the death of Cardinal Ippolito de' Medici in 1535, Vasari's relationship with the Medici family became strained.¹

Giorgio Vasari published the first edition of 'Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects' in 1550.¹

In 1563, Vasari helped found the Florentine Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno.¹

Vasari published a revised edition of 'Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects' in 1568.¹

JunGiorgio Vasari died at the age of 62.¹