| Description : Giorgio Vasari (1511‐1574) was an architect, court painter
to the Medici and biographer of Italian artists. He is considered one of the first art historians through his writings on
the life and work of contemporary masters. Vasari introduced the concept of Gothic (he perceived medieval art as strange,
barbaric, confused: Italian gotico), as well as that of the Renaissance (Italian rinascita). The coin design,
based on his 1554 painting Judith Beheading Holofernes, is by Claudia Momoni. On the left is the name "G. VASARI",
on the right the issuing country "SAN MARINO", and below the dates "1511" and "2011". The letter "R" the mint mark of the
Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome can be seen on the top left, the designer's signet
"C.M." on the right. |
