This is a drawing of an ornate book page. The page is the title page of a biographical work about Michelangelo Buonarroti, written by Giorgio Vasari. The page's layout is centered with the title "VITA DEL GRAN MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI" prominently displayed. An intricate decorative border frames the page, featuring illustrations of cherubic figures on either side, with ornate scrollwork and a coat of arms at the top. Below, there is a small depiction of a cityscape labeled "IN FIORENZA." The text and imagery are printed in a classic typographic style, typical of the Renaissance period, with…
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Vita de' gran Michelagnolo Buonarroti

author Giorgio Vasari (Florentine, 1511 - 1574)

published 1568

Medium
1 vol: ill: woodcut illustrations
Classification
Volume
Dimensions
page size: 21.1 x 14.3 cm (8 5/16 x 5 5/8 in.)
Culture
Italian
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Elmar W. Seibel, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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