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Interno Duomo Frescoes, Santa Maria del Fiore (1572) *

Artist/Designer: Giorgio Vasari

Project Location: Florence, Italy

Figure 1: 500 ANNIVERSARY OF BIRTH OF GIORGIO VASARI. [Blog] Florence by Denis (2011). Digital Image. ( Source | Accessed : July 31, 2017 | Photographer: Lame, D. (2011) )
Figure 2: ArtSTOR. Plan and Section of the Dome of Florence Cathedral, (1610). Digital Image ( Source | Accessed : October 15, 2018 | Photographer: Cigoli )
Figure 3: ArtSTOR. The Last Judgement Ceiling Frescoe, (1572). Digital Image ( Source | Photographer: Giorgio Vasari )

Style/Period(s):
Renaissance

Primary Material(s):
Stone, Plaster, Paint, Light

Function(s):
Religious Building

Related Website(s):

Significant Date(s):
1296, 1436, 16th Century, 1572

Additional Information:
Publications/Texts in Print:

Vasari, G., Bondanella, J. and Bondanella, P. (1998). The Lives of the Artists. 1st ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Andrew Gumbel, "Last Judgement on Vasari Fresco: It's Not All It's Cracked Up to Be," June 24, 1995, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/last-judgement-on-vasari-fresco-its-not-all-its-cracked-up-to-be-1588219.html.
Patricia Lee Rubin, Giorgio Vasari: Art and History, (New Haven: Yale University Press), 1995.
Liana De Girolami Cheney, Giorgio Vasari's Prefaces: Art & Theory. (New York: Peter Lang), 2012.

Building Address: Piazza del Duomo, 50122 Firenze FI, Italy

Significant Dates: Construction Dates (1296-1436)
(1572) Frescoe Painting Started

Supporting Staff/ Designers:
Filippo Brunelleschi (Architect)
Giorgio Visari (Painter/Artist)

Tags: Frescoes, Renaissance, Dome, Classical, Stone Interiors

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