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1511 Arezzo, Italy - 1574 Florence, Italy. Known for: Painting, architect, art historian and critic.
In 1537 the twenty-eight-year-old Giorgio Vasari was approached by the monastery of Camaldoli, near Poppi in Tuscany, which was to become one of his most important early patrons. Over the course of... Read full biography
In 1537 the twenty-eight-year-old Giorgio Vasari was approached by the monastery of Camaldoli, near Poppi in Tuscany, which was to become one of his most important early patrons. Over the course of the next four years, Vasari painted three altarpieces for the monastery Church of SS. Donato e... Read full biography
In 1537 the twenty-eight-year-old Giorgio Vasari was approached by the monastery of Camaldoli, near Poppi in Tuscany, which was to become one of his most important early patrons. Over the course of the next four years, Vasari painted three altarpieces for the monastery Church of SS. Donato e Ilariano, and was then further commissioned to paint two scenes from the life of the monastery's founder Saint Romuald. The last of the three altarpieces, which he painted between 1539 and 1540, was a... Read full biography
In 1537 the twenty-eight-year-old Giorgio Vasari was approached by the monastery of Camaldoli, near Poppi in Tuscany, which was to become one of his most important early patrons. Over the course of the next four years, Vasari painted three altarpieces for the monastery Church of SS. Donato e Ilariano, and was then further commissioned to paint two scenes from the life of the monastery's founder Saint Romuald. The last of the three altarpieces, which he painted between 1539 and 1540, was a Deposition for the high altar, flanked with wings showing Saints Donatus of Arezzo and Ilariano (on the left) and Saints Benedict and Romuald (on the right). The present drawing is a newly identified preparatory study for the right wing (fig. 1), showing... Read full biography
In 1537 the twenty-eight-year-old Giorgio Vasari was approached by the monastery of Camaldoli, near Poppi in Tuscany, which was to become one of his most important early patrons. Over the course of the next four years, Vasari painted three altarpieces for the monastery Church of SS. Donato e Ilariano, and was then further commissioned to paint two scenes from the life of the monastery's founder Saint Romuald. The last of the three altarpieces, which he painted between 1539 and 1540, was a Deposition for the high altar, flanked with wings showing Saints Donatus of Arezzo and Ilariano (on the left) and Saints Benedict and Romuald (on the right). The present drawing is a newly identified preparatory study for the right wing (fig. 1), showing the composition at an advanced stage with only a few details lacking from the finished picture, such as the... Read full biography
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In 1537 the twenty-eight-year-old Giorgio Vasari was approached by the monastery of Camaldoli, near Poppi in Tuscany, which was to become one of his most important early patrons. Over the course of the next four years, Vasari painted three altarpieces for the monastery Church of SS. Donato e Ilariano, and was then further commissioned to paint two scenes from the life of the monastery's founder Saint Romuald. The last of the three altarpieces, which he painted between 1539 and 1540, was a Deposition for the high altar, flanked with wings showing Saints Donatus of Arezzo and Ilariano (on the left) and Saints Benedict and Romuald (on the right).
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