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Giorgio Vasari, (born July 30, 1511, Arezzo [Italy]—died June 27, 1574, Florence), Italian painter, architect, and writer who is best known for his important biographies of Italian Renaissance artists.

Giorgio di Antonio Vasari Italian Painter, Architect, and Art Historian Born: July 30, 1511 - Arezzo, Italy Died: June 27, 1574 - Florence, Italy Movements and Styles: High Renaissance , Mannerism Giorgio di Antonio Vasari Summary Accomplishments Important Art Biography Influences and Connections Useful Resources Similar Art and Related Pages

Giorgio Vasari was one of the foremost artists of 16th century Italy, renowned not only as a painter, draftsman, and architect, but also as the author of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, a series of artist biographies that formed the basis for modern art history.

Giorgio Vasari (Italian: [ˈdʒordʒo vaˈzaːri]; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian, most famous today for his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.

VASARI, GIORGIO (1511 – 1574), Italian biographer, painter, and architect. Born in the Tuscan town of Arezzo, Giorgio Vasari was brought in his early years to Florence, where he eventually became a prolific painter and highly accomplished architect.