Italian painter, architect, writer and historian (1511-1574). Giorgio Vasari was born on 30 July 1511 in what is now Italy. Giorgio Vasari is remembered as a painter, architect and art historian, a citizen of the Republic of Florence and Grand Duchy of Tuscany. Notable works include “Uffizi Gallery”, “Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects” and “Allegory of Patience”. Positions held included court painter.
Before and after
- 10 July 1509Birth of John Calvin
- 17 May 1510Death of Sandro Botticelli
- from 1511 to 1920Khanate of Khiva
- 1511The Creation of Adam
- 30 July 1511Birth of Giorgio Vasari
- 1512The School of Athens
- 22 February 1512Death of Amerigo Vespucci
- 1513Construction of Palazzo della Cancelleria
- 1513Balboa sights the Pacific
More in Art, literature & culture
- 15th centuryConstruction of Red Square
- 1600Rise of Baroque music
- 1602Publication of Hamlet
- c. 1653The Taj Mahal is completed
- 17th centuryRise of ukiyo-e
- October 1745Publication of God Save the King
The era
This moment belongs to the Early modern world (1500 CE to 1760 CE), voyages, printing and new ideas. You can also browse everything in the 16th century.