Borghini, Raffaele

Full Name
Borghini, Raffaele
Gender
Date Born
1537
Date Died
1588
Place Born
Place Died
Home Country
Overview

Wrote the celebrated, Il riposo di Raffaele Borghini in cui della pittura e della scultura si favella, de' più famose opere loro si fa menzione, e le cose principali appartenenti a dette arti s' insegnano in 1584. The fourth section contains important information on the artistic and cultural world of Florence. Borghini relied mainly on Vasari, and is considered Vasari's successor.