[1/2] A handwritten letter by Renaissance artist and historian Giorgio Vasari is returned to its owners during a ceremony at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence, Italy, June 29, 2023.
Carabinieri/Handout via REUTERSROME, June 29 (Reuters) - A handwritten letter by Renaissance artist and historian Giorgio Vasari has been returned to its owners in Tuscany more than 20 years after it was stolen, Italian police said on Thursday.
The letter was dated March 18, 1566 and is believed to be worth around 20,000 euros ($21,760).
Vasari, who is regarded as the first art historian, was born in the central region of Tuscany, where he served the Italian banking family and political dynasty the Medici, in Florence.
In the letter, Vasari disclosed the painter's fees as well as commenting on the progress of his works.
Persons:
Giorgio Vasari, Vasari, Medici, Jan van der, Giovanni Stradano, Federica, Keith Weir
Organizations:
Uffizi, REUTERS, Thomson
Locations:
Florence, Italy, REUTERS ROME, Tuscany, Arezzo, London, Brussels, Belgian