Cavalry Skirmish (recto); Architectural Sketch (verso)
1558/59
Medium
Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, over black chalk, on ivory laid paper, laid down on ivory laid paper (recto), and pen and brown ink on ivory laid paper (verso)
Dimensions
18.3 × 26.4 cm (7 1/4 × 10 7/16 in.)
Classification
ink with wash
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
85825
About the Artist
Giorgio Vasari · 1511–1574
Vasari was a productive court artist and architect in Florence during the first half of the 16th century, with his primary patrons being Alessandro and Ippolito de' Medici, until 1537 with the death of Alessandro. However, he is most well known for his book "Le vite de' più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori Italiani," which was first published in 1550, and once again in 1568 in an expand...