Giorgio Vasari

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Giorgio Vasari


Born
in Arezzo, Italy
July 10, 1511

Died
June 07, 1574

Genre

Influences


Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter and architect, known for his famous biographies of Italian artists.

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The Lives of the Artists

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Leonardo da Vinci

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The Lives of the Most Excel...

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Lives of the Artists Volume I

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Vasari's Lives of the Artis...

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Lives of the Artists Volume II

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The Great Masters: Giotto, ...

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Life of Michelangelo

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The Life of Raphael

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Vasari on Technique

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“These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other hand too much effort and diligence sometimes saps the vitality and powers of those who never know when to leave off.”
Giorgio Vasari

“...no one ever became excellent in any exercise whatsoever without beginning from his childhood to endure heat, cold, hunger, thirst, and other discomforts; wherefore those men are entirely deceived who think to be able, at their ease and with all the comforts of the world, to attain an honorable rank. It is not by sleeping but by waking and studying continually that progress is made. [on Luca Della Robbia]”
Giorgio Vasari

“It is greater vanity to pursue things more for their reputation than for what they really are, but these kinds of men can be found in any age, men who pay more attention to appearances than realities”
Giorgio Vasari, The Lives of the Artists

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