{"title":"Giorgio Vasari","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0775\/1506\/3521\/files\/Giorgio_Vasari_240x240.jpg?v=1763944215\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGiorgio Vasari\u003c\/strong\u003e (1511–1574) was an Italian Renaissance painter, architect, best known for writing \u003cem\u003eLives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects\u003c\/em\u003e, a foundational text of art history. Artistically he worked in a Mannerist style, and as an architect he designed major projects in Florence, including parts of the Uffizi and the Vasari Corridor. 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Beside him rests the \u003cstrong\u003ewinged ox, symbol of sacrifice\u003c\/strong\u003e, recalling the mercy of Christ whose Passion Luke describes with tenderness and detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore him, we glimpse a gentle vision of the Madonna and Child, a tribute to the ancient tradition that Saint Luke was the first to paint the Blessed Virgin and her Son. 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