In addition to his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Architects, and Sculptors, Giorgio Vasari is also notable for
a) founding the Accademia del Disegno (Academy of Design) in Florence.
b) carving triple serpentine figures later entitled Rape of the Sabine Women.
c) casting the over-life-sized bronze nude Perseus.
d) making architectural renderings for the Chateau de Chambord for Francis I.
Answer: a
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