The year 1550 was one of the most significant in the history of art. Not because of the appearance of any great work of painting or sculpture but because of a book. Giorgio Vasari’s Le Vite de’ più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori (Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects) – a collection of... read full story
"If my ability had been equal to my desires, I would have become a reasonable painter."
