Giorgio Vasari

Biography

• referred to as the “father of art history”; architect and painter
• Lucia Signorelli = Vasari's first teacher
• Florentine workshop of Andrea del Sarto and in the sculpture workshop of Baccio Bandinelli

Biography cont.

• often faulted for his regional loyalties and prejudices
• aid of assistants: large # of painters who worked for him contributed significantly to his style

Significant Patrons

• Duke of Florence: Alessandro de’ Medici (architecture and portraits)
• Camaldoli (frescos and altarpiece)
• Cosimo Bartoli (remodelling of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence)

Contributions

• considered the 1st Art Historian
• largely due to Vasari that we have such a wealth of information about the artists of the Renaissance

Bibilography

• Julian Kliemann and Antonio Manno. "Vasari." Grove Art Online. Oxford Art Online. Oxford University Press, accessed March 2, 2016, http://www.oxfordartonline.com/subscriber/article/grove/art/T088022pg1.
• "Giorgio Vasari - Dictionary of Art Historians." Giorgio Vasari - Dictionary of Art Historians. Accessed March 02, 2016. https://dictionaryofarthistorians.org/vasarig.htm.
• "Giorgio Vasari - Dictionary of Art Historians." Giorgio Vasari - Dictionary of Art Historians. Accessed March 02, 2016. https://dictionaryofarthistorians.org/vasarig.htm.