Vasari's Life and Lives: The First Art Historian - Paperback

by Einar Rud (Author), Liana Degirolami Cheney (Editor)

Vasari's intellectual curiosity, enthusiasm, and artistic ability made it possible for him to put forth a new perspective on art which expresses a concern for success, a fascination for the antique, and a delight for virtuosity depicted in his religious and secular paintings.