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Serena Nocentini n 1557, Cosimo I allowed Vasari to live in his Florentine home at Borgo Santa Croce, which was previously confiscated from Nicolo Spinelli. In 1561, upon request by Vasari himself, the Duke renounced the rent agreed upon in exchange for the numerous works he completed. The artist used this residence as an atelier, where he would often create works for his native city, as the inventory taken at his death indicates. The nowshattered, complex altarpiece cited in his Autobiography is a good example: "In those days or shortly before, I sent to the nuns of Sa[ n ]ta Maria Novella in Arezzo a panel containing the Annunciation of the Virgin by the Angel, with two saints at each side of the panel." The painting was done between 1563-64, at the request of his wife, Niccolosa Bacci. Vasari explains in his studio log: "1554. I remember how this year a panel was made for the nuns of Santa Maria Novella in Arezzo, to satisfY Monna Cosina, my wife. The panel was never fully paid for. I had the ornament made in wood, completely at my own expense. In that ornament, beside the panel, there were two saints
Explorations in Renaissance Culture – Brill
Published: Dec 2, 2013
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