Vasari was born in Arezzo
on July 30, 1511 and moved to Florence, Italy in 1524 to study under Michael Angelo.
When Michael Angelo left Florence he started the workshops of Andrea del Sarto
and Baccio Bandinelli, and then eventually studied with Ippolito. While growing
up his father Antonio Vasari persuaded him to draw. Sadly, in 1527 his father
died from the plague in Arezzo. On February 24, 1530 Vasari witnessed the
coronation of Emporer Charles V by Pope Clement VII in Bologna. Vasari and the
Pope became good friends after this.
Vasari moved around Italy
many times due to his work. For instance, around January of 1537 Vasari moved
back to Arezzo and just a year later Vasari returned to Rome. This led to him
receiving his Golden Spur after working on the Vatican. Consequently, in 1541 Vasari
traveled back to Venice, Italy by invitation of Pietro Aretino. He was then
introduced to the work of Giulio Romano.
Soon enough, Vasari
begins his masterpiece on the Cupola of Florence’s Duomo in 1572 and unveils the large frescos walls of
the Palazzo Vecchio. Nonetheless, two years later in 1574 Vasari died while
still working on the Duomo.
FLORENCE, ITALY
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