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The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects, Volume Four

Author Giorgio Vasari Italian
1927
Not on view

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Object Information
  • Title: The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects, Volume Four
  • Author: Giorgio Vasari (Italian, Arezzo 1511–1574 Florence)
  • Date: 1927
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Walker Evans Archive, 1994
  • Object Number: 1994.265.216.4
  • Curatorial Department: Photographs
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