What Happened in 1550

Giorgio Vasari's "Lives of the Artists" is First Published

The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times, or Le Vite delle più eccellenti pittori,... Read more

Giovanni Ciocchi del Monte (Julius III) elected Pope

Pope Julius III (10 September 1487 – 23 March 1555), born Giovanni Maria Ciocchi del Monte, was Pope from 7 February 1550 to 1555. In his early... Read more