Giorgio VasariItalian, 1511–1574Die Kreuzabnahme
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Where is “Die Kreuzabnahme” now? Collection: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum, Braunschweig. Unknown.
Braunschweig, Germany
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
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- The museum
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- Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum
- Image: Herzog Anton Ulrich Museum — CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
In the life of Giorgio Vasari
The whole life30 July 1511
Born
1550
The first edition of the “Lives”
The “Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects”, dedicated to Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici, presented the development of art as a history of heroic creators; Vasari introduced in print the term “Rinascita” (“rebirth”) for the change in artistic styles that began with Giotto.
1550
Finishes the manuscript of the “Lives”
Vasari took great care over his work on the artists of his day: he gave part of the manuscript to Annibale Caro, who helped with comments, and the monk Matteo Faetani made substantial corrections at his request; the book was finished in 1550.
1563
Helps found the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno
With Grand Duke Cosimo I de' Medici and Michelangelo as heads of the institution, Vasari helped found the Florentine Accademia e Compagnia delle Arti del Disegno; thirty-six artists were chosen as members.
1568
The second edition of the “Lives”, with portraits
In 1568 the book appeared partly rewritten and extended, with woodcut portraits of artists (some conjectural); between the editions Vasari visited Venice, and the second edition gave more attention to Venetian art, finally including Titian.
27 June 1574
Died
![[Der Hl. Franziskus unter einem Baum im Gebet; St. Francis Beneath a Tree Praying; Saint François à genoux], Rembrandt, 1657](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-v3-4592-a/max/000001.jpg)
![[Skizze mit der Kreuzabnahme; The Descent from the Cross. A Sketch; Descente de croix], Rembrandt, 1642](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-ab3-0099/max/000001.jpg)
![[Die Enthauptung Johannes des Täufers; The Beheading of St John the Baptist; Décollation de S. Jean Baptiste], Rembrandt, 1631](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-schule-ab3-0006/max/000001.jpg)
![[Mann mit Kreuz und Halskette an einem Schreibtisch; Man at a Desk Wearing a Cross and Chain; Homme avec chaîne et croix], Rembrandt, 1641](https://diglib.hab.de/varia/haum/rembrandt-v3-4681/max/000001.jpg)
