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Like many contemporaries, this artist bemoaned Giorgio Vasari’s ignorance in the marginalia of his copy of the Lives. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this Mannerist. Trained as an icon painter, this artist is known for vividly colored works like View of Toledo.
ANSWER: El Greco [or Doménikos Theotokópoulos; prompt on “the Greek”]
[10h] In his copy, this Mannerist grumbled about Vasari praising Michelangelo more than Raphael. This artist finished Vasari’s fresco for the Florence Cathedral’s dome and followed El Greco in a series of failed commissions for Philip II’s Escorial (“ess-kor-YAHL”).
ANSWER: Federico Zuccaro [or Federico Zuccari]
[10m] A member of this Bolognese family called Vasari a “shitface” in the margin of his copy. Illusionistic quadro riportato was used by a member of this family in a ceiling fresco cycle on The Loves of the Gods for the Palazzo Farnese (“far-NAY-zay”).
ANSWER: Carracci family [accept Annibale Carracci] (It is unclear which of the Carracci wrote the comment.)
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Berkeley AToronto A100010
BrownYale A1001020
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IndianaCornell A1001020
Iowa StateIllinois1001020
McGillKentucky100010
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