Full Name:
Borghini, Raffaele
Date Born:
1537
Date Died:
1588
Place Born:
Florence, Italy
Place Died:
Florence, Italy
Home Country:
Italy
Gender:
male
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.