Saint Mark
Giorgio Vasari
1570-1571
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
overall: 177.8 × 99.1 cm (70 × 39 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CIS-R
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Damon Mezzacappa in Loving Memory of Elizabeth Mezzacappa
Accession Number
2012.79.1
About the Artist
Giorgio Vasari · 1511–1574
Vasari was a productive court artist and architect in Florence during the first half of the 16th century, with his primary patrons being Alessandro and Ippolito de' Medici, until 1537 with the death of Alessandro. However, he is most well known for his book "Le vite de' più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori Italiani," which was first published in 1550, and once again in 1568 in an expand...