Vasari
Americannoun
noun
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In his description of Giotto’s naturalistic painting of the 14th century, Vasari hailed a “rebirth” of the arts, beginning then and carrying into the age of his own Medici patrons.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
In the letter, Vasari disclosed the painter's fees as well as commenting on the progress of his works.
From Reuters ● Jun. 29, 2023
It was instantly hailed as a masterpiece, with Renaissance artist Giorgio Vasari saying the David "surpassed" any statue that had ever existed before.
From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2023
Michelangelo grew frustrated, eventually abandoning the work, and Vasari wrote that Michelangelo tried to destroy it.
From New York Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
Neither Condivi nor Vasari, Michelangelo’s biographers who knew him personally mention the master carving this little angel; they mention only the angel carved for the altar in Siena.
From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg
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