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The 26 pages that link to Giorgio Vasari, each with the reason it gives.

• Leonardo da VinciRelated: Vasari’s biography became a major source for Leonardo’s later reputation.

• MichelangeloRelated: Vasari’s biography helped establish Michelangelo’s lasting reputation.

• Renaissance architectureRelated: His historical account helped frame the period’s artists and architectural transformations.

• GiottoRelated: Vasari made Giotto a central figure in his story of art’s revival.

• Battle of LepantoRelated: His workshop produced imagery celebrating the Holy League’s victory.

• GrotesqueRelated: Vasari recorded the Renaissance recovery and use of grotesque ornament.

• MedievalismRelated: His account helped popularize the image of medieval art as a decline before artistic rebirth.

• Uffizi GalleryRelated: Vasari designed the Uffizi complex for Cosimo I and connected it to the Pitti Palace.

• Cosimo I de’ MediciRelated: Cosimo employed Vasari to reshape Florence’s buildings and represent Medici power.

• Lorenzo GhibertiRelated: Vasari’s biography helped establish Ghiberti’s place in the history of Renaissance sculpture.

• Florence CathedralRelated: He began the dome’s interior fresco decoration, later completed by Federico Zuccari.

• ConnoisseurshipRelated: His biographies connected close observation of style with judgments about individual artists.

• CimabueRelated: Vasari made Cimabue a leading figure in a story of art’s revival.

• ColoritoRelated: His account helped frame the rivalry between Venetian color and Florentine design.

• Fra AngelicoRelated: Vasari’s account helped establish the enduring image of Fra Angelico as a devout painter.

• Nicola PisanoRelated: Vasari's account helped preserve Nicola's name and frame him as a founder of modern sculpture.

• ParmigianinoRelated: Vasari’s biography preserves influential stories about Parmigianino’s life and work.

• Arnolfo di CambioRelated: Vasari’s account strongly influenced how Arnolfo’s career and achievements were remembered.

• Benvenuto CelliniRelated: Vasari’s account of Cellini offers a contrasting contemporary portrait to Cellini’s own autobiography.

• Paolo UccelloRelated: Vasari’s biography helped establish Uccello’s reputation as an artist absorbed by perspective.

• Sofonisba AnguissolaRelated: Vasari praised Anguissola’s ability and helped establish her reputation beyond Cremona.

• PontormoRelated: Vasari’s biography remains a key, though sometimes judgmental, source on Pontormo’s life.

• Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and ArchitectsRelated: He wrote and revised the collection, drawing on his experience in artists’ circles.

• Plautilla NelliRelated: Vasari praised Nelli and recorded evidence of her reputation in Florence.