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

Decorative details of the Studiolo

c. 1570
Oil on slate
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence

The studiolo of Francesco I de' Medici was decorated under the direction of Giorgio Vasari, who worked with a team of painters and sculptors who executed more than 40 works in Francesco's private museum and treasure house. The walls are fully taken up with cupboard, the doors of which are painted by Vasari.




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