Libro de' Disegni

Some art historians believe they were gathered to illustrate Vasari's Lives directly, as a visual index of the artists' works, whilst others believe it was a separate document in its own right.

Giorgio Vasari was one of the founders of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno set up in Florence by Cosimo I of Tuscany in 1563.

[5] They were then sold by Gaddi's heirs before 18 May 1638, the date of death of Lorenzo Sabbatini, who had been put in charge of the Libro.

Other pages entered the French national collection from émigré goods seized by the revolutionary government and via gift and purchase.

The museum acquired 83 drawings from the Libro as part of the Pierre Crozat and Carl Gustaf Tessin collections.