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Dear all,
We want to emphasize the importance of Lampsonius' letters to Vasari.
Letters from Lampsonius to Vasari
Dominicus Lampsonius maintained regular correspondence with Giorgio Vasari. The contents of two letters are known. The first letter, dated 30 October 1564, was partially included in Vasari's Vite.[1] In it, Vasari praised Lampsonius as "a well-lettered and learned man" who was formerly a confidant of Cardinal Reginald Pole and at that time secretary to the Prince-Bishop of Liège.[2]
A second letter from 25 April 1565 has been preserved in the State Archive of Florence.[3] In it, Lampsonius responded to Vasari's inquiry about whether there were other noteworthy Dutch painters, stating that he had already provided information about the most important artists in previous letters.[4]
Although these earlier letters mentioning artists have not survived, the information was incorporated into the chapter Di diversi Fiamminghi in the second edition of Vasari's Vite (1568).[5] Notably, Pieter Bruegel, who was initially mentioned by Vasari as Pietro di Breda, was now included a second time, but as Pietro Broghel d'Anversa.
