Events involving works of art in the sixteenth century

With the exception of provisions taken for the simple conservation of works of art, or the references to Andrea del Sarto’s frescos (the Tabernacle of Porta Pinti, as well as the Last Supper of San Salvi) which the vandals of the siege of 1530 did not have the heart to destroy, Vasari refers several times to “trasporti a massello”, which give us a good indication of what, especially during the demolition of the rood-screen, was considered to be worth saving.25