VASARI, Giorgio
(b. 1511, Arezzo, d. 1574, Firenze)

Emperor Maximilian Raising the Siege of Leghorn (detail)

1563-65
Fresco
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

The cycle of frescoes by Giorgio Vasari in the Sala del Cinquecento has as its theme the glorification of the deeds of the Medici.