1511 - 1574 VASARI Giorgio (jul 30, 1511 – jun 27, 1574)
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Giorgio Vasari, Italian; was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of all art-historical writing, and the basis for biographies of several Renaissance artists, including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.Added to timeline:
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jul 30, 1511
jun 27, 1574
~ 62 years