aug 12, 1550 - Vasari
Description:
Giorgio Vasari 1511-1574Painter, architect, writer and historian
studied under a stained glass painter, then moved onward and upward.
born in Arezzo, then moved to Florence at 16.
befriended Michelangelo, whose style influenced his own.
also a Medici court artist
traveled frequently through his life.
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Date:
aug 12, 1550
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~ 475 years ago