Giorgio Vasari: Dictator of Florentine Art?

Claire Eskander
Trinity College Dublin
Department of History of Art and Architecture
2011
BA

Subject: Painting
Country: Italy
Period: 16th Century

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This dissertation examines the dominance of the infleunce of Giorgio Vasari on painting in Florence in the mid Cinquecento. The study is specifically concerned with Vasari’s religious paintings. Thus, there will be particular focus on the altarpieces in the churches of Sta Maria Novella and Sta Croce. The aim is to discern his artistic attitudes which are apparent in both his paintings and his writing.The patronage of the Medici family was key to his success as a painter and the dissemination of his artistic ideas. The style of art in Florence changed immediately after Vasari’s death and the reasons for this will be addressed. In this regard, comparisons will be made between altarpieces created before and after Vasari’s death. This indicates how stylistic changes took place.

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Giorgio Vasari: Dictator of Florentine Art?