GIORGIO CAVALIERE VASARI
\d͡ʒɪˈɔːd͡ʒɪˌə͡ʊ kˌavɐliˈe͡ə vasˈɑːɹi], \dʒɪˈɔːdʒɪˌəʊ kˌavɐliˈeə vasˈɑːɹi], \dʒ_ɪ__ˈɔː_dʒ_ɪ__ˌəʊ k_ˌa_v_ɐ_l_i__ˈeə v_a_s_ˈɑː_ɹ_i]\
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An Italian painter and writer; born in Arezzo, 1512; died in 1574. He studied under Michael Angelo and other masters; he was then patronized by the Medici family at Florence, where Cardinal Farnese employed him to write the lives of artists. He published these in 1550 with the title of "Lives of the most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects" in two volumes, frequently reprinted. An English translation by Mrs. Jonathan Foster was published in London, 1850-53.
By Charles Dudley Warner
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