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Born #OnThisDay in 1510: #AlessandrodeMedici (1510-37), Duke of Florence
Portrait by #GiorgioVasari (1511-74), 1534
#Medici
#GiorgioVasari was an Italian painter who is also considered the first art historian. Vasari was the first to use the word "Renaissance" and he is responsible for our use of the term "Gothic". Quite a contribution! He died on June 27, 1574. 'Holy Family, with Andrea Sarto'