Vasari's Lives and the Rise of Architectural Historiography (1550–1568)

1. Vasari publishes first edition of *Le Vite*

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Giorgio Vasari, Le Vite

   • Met Museum
   • Italian Wiki
   • Christie s

2. Introductory “technical” sections set a theory frame

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Le Vite, technical treatise

   • Italian Wiki
   • Christie s

3. Vasari popularizes a three-stage “rebirth” narrative

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Vasari narrative, Renaissance

   • Renaissance Wiki
   • TheArtStory

4. Biographies elevate architects’ status and authorship

   Jan 1, 1550Labels: Architects, Authorship

   • Met Museum
   • Lives Wiki

5. Cosimo I commissions Vasari for the Uffizi complex

   Jan 1, 1560Labels: Uffizi, Cosimo I

   • Uffizi Wiki
   • Uffizi Galleries

6. Accademia del Disegno founded under Medici rule

   Jan 13, 1563Labels: Accademia del, Cosimo I

   • IMSS Tuscany
   • Accademia Wiki
   • PMC Article

7. Academy stages Michelangelo memorial ceremonies

   Jul 14, 1564Labels: Accademia del, Michelangelo

   • Parte Guelfa

8. Vasari designs the Vasari Corridor in Florence

   Jan 1, 1565Labels: Vasari Corridor, Giorgio Vasari

   • Corridor Wiki
   • Guardian

9. Second edition of *Le Vite* expands scope

   Jan 1, 1568Labels: Le Vite, 1568 edition

   • Uffizi Library
   • Met Museum
   • Italian Wiki

10. Woodcut portraits and indexes reshape historical reading

    Jan 1, 1568Labels: 1568 edition, woodcut portraits

    • Uffizi Library
    • Met Museum

11. 1568 edition becomes the enduring “standard” *Lives*

    Jan 1, 1568Labels: 1568 edition, Standard Lives

    • Uffizi Library
    • Lives Wiki

12. Vasari dies as his narrative continues to spread

    Jun 27, 1574Labels: Giorgio Vasari, Death 1574

    • SLAM
    • Vasari Wiki
    • Met Museum