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Giorgio Vasari Deposition from the Cross 297 x 188 cm; oil on panel The work was signed by the literary artist and architect Giorgio Vasari the main figure of Tuscan Mannerism. Although he had promised to complete it for the Roman church of Sant'Agostino by 1534, more than ten years passed between the start and completion. T as the strong influences from Francesco Salviati and Michelangelo's “Pietà” indicate, and 1538 when Vasari left Rome for a few years. DORIA PAMPHILJ

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An acclaimed artist and architect of his time, Vasari is perhaps better known today for his invaluable tome of biographies, Le Vita delle più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects) or simply the Vite or Lives of Artists.

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Without Giorgio Vasari’s life work we would not have the insight into the art scene of the Renaissance that we have today. In fact it is accepted that it was Vasari who first used the term ‘Renaissance’and also the reference to ‘Gothic’.

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