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Tabernacle mirror frame, Giorgio Vasari and Workshop Italian, Walnut, Italian, Florence — Tabernacle mirror frame
Designer Giorgio Vasari
ca. 1572

The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects, Volume One

Author Giorgio Vasari

1927

The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects, Volume Two

Author Giorgio Vasari

1927

The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects, Volume Three

Author Giorgio Vasari

1927

The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects, Volume Four

Author Giorgio Vasari

1927

Le Vite de' Piv Eccellenti Pittori Scultori et Architettori..., Giorgio Vasari Italian, Woodcut illlustrations — Le Vite de' Piv Eccellenti Pittori Scultori et Architettori...
Author Giorgio Vasari
Publisher Heirs of Filippo da Giunta
1568

Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany Surrounded by his Artists., Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over traces of black chalk or graphite, on gray-green paper — Grand Duke Cosimo I of Tuscany Surrounded by his Artists.
Workshop of Giorgio Vasari
Attributed to Jacopo Zucchi
ca. 1556–62

Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs, Giorgio Vasari , workshop of Italian, Pen with medium and dark brown ink, brush and gray wash, highlighted with white gouache, over graphite. Traces of framing outlines in pen with brown and black ink — Design for a Fountain with Rivergods and Nymphs
Giorgio Vasari
1511–74

Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs, Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of leadpoint — Design for a Fountain with River Gods and Nymphs
Giorgio Vasari
1511–74

Saint Paul Speaking before King Agrippa (Acts 26), Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk — Saint Paul Speaking before King Agrippa (Acts 26)
Giorgio Vasari
1573

Allegory of Forgetfulness, Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and pale gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on beige paper — Allegory of Forgetfulness
Giorgio Vasari
ca. 1570

Allegory of Sleep, Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk — Allegory of Sleep
Giorgio Vasari
ca. 1570

The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn, Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk — The First Fruits of the Earth Offered to Saturn
Giorgio Vasari
1555–56

Judith Decapitating Holofernes, Giorgio Vasari (?) Italian, Pen and brown ink, brown wash — Judith Decapitating Holofernes
Giorgio Vasari
1511–74

The Abduction of Ganymede, Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white, over black chalk on blue paper; squared in black chalk — The Abduction of Ganymede
Giorgio Vasari
1511–74

Allegory of the Immaculate Conception, with Adam, Eve, kings, priest, soldier and Moses tied at the bottom of a fig tree, and the Virgin sitting on cloud overhead, surrounded by angels, Philippe Thomassin French, Engraving — Allegory of the Immaculate Conception, with Adam, Eve, kings, priest, soldier and Moses tied at the bottom of a fig tree, and the Virgin sitting on cloud overhead, surrounded by angels
Philippe Thomassin
After Giorgio Vasari
Publisher Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi
1611–12

Raffle Ticket for the Painting of Venus and Cupid after Michelangelo, Gerard Vandergucht British, Etching, additions in the text in pen and ink — Raffle Ticket for the Painting of Venus and Cupid after Michelangelo
Multiple artists/makers
1734

Female Allegorical Figure of Benignitas (Goodness), with Attributes of Abundance Standing in a Niche (recto); Architectural Sketches (verso), Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over an underdrawing done with traces of black chalk, ruling, and compass-work in pen and brown ink (recto); black chalk (verso) — Female Allegorical Figure of Benignitas (Goodness), with Attributes of Abundance Standing in a Niche (recto); Architectural Sketches (verso)
Circle of Giorgio Vasari
1550–70

Design for the Ceiling Decoration in Vasari's House in Arezzo, Giorgio Vasari Italian, Pen and brown ink, brush and rose-brown wash, over black chalk, and compass and ruled construction — Design for the Ceiling Decoration in Vasari's House in Arezzo
Giorgio Vasari
1531–74

The Pentecost, Cornelis Cort Netherlandish, Engraving — The Pentecost
Cornelis Cort
After Giorgio Vasari
Publisher Antonio Lafreri
1574

The Pentecost, Giovanni Battista Mazza Italian, Engraving — The Pentecost
Multiple artists/makers
1574

The Pentecost, Claes Jansz. Visscher Dutch, Engraving — The Pentecost
Artist and publisher Claes Jansz. Visscher
After Cornelis Cort
After Giorgio Vasari
1574

(XXIV) Peintures de la Sala Borgia au Vatican de l'invention de Raphael recueilles par les Piranesi et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli, Paris (Pietro and Francesco Piranesi and Leblanc) and Rome (Piroli) (1803); (XXV) Peintures de la Villa Lante, à Rome, de l'Invention de Jules Romain, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli, Paris (Pietro and Francesco Piranesi and Leblanc) and Rome (Piroli) (1803); Peintures du Cabinet de Jules II, au Vatican de l'Invention de Raphael, Recueillies par les Piranesi, et Dessinées par Thomas Piroli, Paris (Pietro and Francesco Piranesi and Leblanc) and Rome (Piroli) (1804); La fable de Psyché; (XXVI) Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi (1807)

Multiple artists/makers

1803–07

Vite di pittori, scultori et architettori

Author Written by Giorgio Vasari

1681

The Deposition

Enea Vico

After Giorgio Vasari

1540–50

Two Pilgrims in a Landscape

Enea Vico

After Giorgio Vasari

1542

Le vite de pittori de Giorgio Vasari (The Lives of the Painters Sculptors and Architects), Bologna 1681

Author Giorgio Vasari

Frontispiece engraved by Cornelis Bloemaert

1681

Title page, from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi)

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Aeolus or winter sitting on the clouds: the threatening north winds surround him (Eole ou l'Hiver assis sur des nuages: les Aquilons se lancent autour de lui), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 1

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Flora, the Spring: the goddess at her toilette; braiding her hair with a garland of flowers (Flore, le Printemps: la Déesse est à sa toillette; / elle tresse ses cheveux d'un guirlande de fleurs), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 2

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Ceres or Summer: her head is crowned with ears of corn: she has a cornucopia (Cérès ou l'Eté: sa tête est couronnée d'épis: elle tient une conre d'abondance), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 3

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Bacchus or Autumn: he empties his cup; he gazes with delight; a Satyr is by the God of the harvest (Bacchus ou l'Automne: il vide la coupe; il la contemple avec délices; un Satyre est auprés du Dieu des vendeges), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 4

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Apollo prepared to shoot an arrow which must annihilate the serpent Python (Apollon prêt à lancer la flèche qui doit anéantir le serpent Python), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli, faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 5

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Diana shot an arrow from her bow (Diane décoche un trait de son arc), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 6

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Mars sitting on clouds: his blade rests on his lap (Mars assis sur des nuages: son glaive repose sur ses genoux), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 7

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Venus, the mother of Cupid, caresses her son (Vénus, la mère de l'Amour, caresse son fils), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 8

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Mercury, the messenger of the gods, is here the symbol of eloquence (Mercure, le messager des Dieux, est ici le symbole de l'èloquence), from Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi (1807) (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 9

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Saturn or Time rests on the destructive scythe (Saturne ou le Temps se repose sur la faux destructive), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 10

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Jupiter leans on Ganymede (Jupiter s'appuie sur Ganimède), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 11

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Neptune lovingly embraces the contours of his dear Thetis (Neptune enlace de ses bras amoureux les contours de sa chère Thétis), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 12

Multiple artists/makers

1807

Pluto and Proserpine: the Goddess gently rests on the scepter of the God of the Underworld (Pluton et Proserpine: la Dèesse se repose mollement sur le septre de Dieu des Enfers), from "Peintures de la Ville Altoviti à Rome, inventées par Michelange, Peintes par Giorgio Vasari et Gravées par Thomas Piroli. faisant partie de la Calcographie Piranesi" (Paintings from the Villa Altoviti in Rome, designed by Michelangelo, painted by Giorgio Vasari, and engraved by Thomas Piroli, made part of the Calcography of Piranesi), plate 13

Multiple artists/makers

1807

The Poetical Works of Samuel Rogers

Multiple artists/makers

1869

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