Vasari
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Giorgio 1511–74, Italian painter, architect, and art historian.
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Giorgio (ˈdʒordʒo). 1511–74, Italian architect, painter, and art historian, noted for his Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Architects, Painters, and Sculptors (1550; 1568), a principal source for the history of Italian Renaissance art
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The 19th-century idea of the Renaissance itself originates in rinascita, an Italian term often credited to the 16th-century art historian Giorgio Vasari.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
In the letter, Vasari disclosed the painter's fees as well as commenting on the progress of his works.
From Reuters • Jun. 29, 2023
It was instantly hailed as a masterpiece, with Renaissance artist Giorgio Vasari saying the David "surpassed" any statue that had ever existed before.
From BBC • Apr. 28, 2023
In his 17th biography of the artist, Giorgio Vasari wrote: “Because he took delight in all things, he set his hand to doing everything, without considering whether it was insignificant or prestigious.”
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2022
Neither Condivi nor Vasari, Michelangelo’s biographers who knew him personally mention the master carving this little angel; they mention only the angel carved for the altar in Siena.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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