Giorgio Vasari

(1511–1574) florentinsk levnadstecknare känd som "konsthistoriens fader"

Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574) is listed in the catalogue as an architect. By year of birth, Giorgio Vasari belongs to the chapter ‘The Renaissance’ in this site’s history of architecture.

Giorgio Vasari was born in Arezzo and died in Florence. Giorgio Vasari studied under Guillaume de Marcillat. Giorgio Vasari worked in Arezzo, Bologna, Florence, and Naples. Wikidata associates Giorgio Vasari with Renaissance. Giorgio Vasari became a member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. Giorgio Vasari was awarded Order of the Golden Spur. The students included Peter Candid, Giovanni Battista Naldini, Jacopo Zucchi, and Federico Zuccari.

The best-known works include ‘Uffizi Gallery’, ‘Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects’, ‘Allegory of Patience’, and ‘Annunciation to Zacharias’. The works belong mainly to the genres history painting, religious painting, and portrait. The catalogue has 9 buildings by Giorgio Vasari. The dated buildings span the years 1565–1889. The buildings are in places such as Florens, Pisa, and Rome. According to Wikidata, buildings by Giorgio Vasari belong to the ‘Renaissance’ style.

Contemporary architects in the same chapter include Giovanni Battista Franco, Francesco Salviati, Mirza Ali, Mir Sayyid Ali, and Carlo Portelli.

• Uffizierna
• Vasari Corridor
• Villa Giulia
• Santo Stefano dei Cavalieri
• Palazzo della Carovana
• Loggia del Pesce
• Palazzo dell'Orologio (Pisa)
• Palazzo del Circolo dell'Unione
• Piazzale degli Uffizi