The Lives of the Artists

“It is greater vanity to pursue things more for their reputation than for what they really are, but these kinds of men can be found in any age, men who pay more attention to appearances than realities”

“As the initiator of a learned tradition of discourse on Renaissance art, Vasari’s vocabulary is in some respects limited. For example, he employs the adjective ‘beautiful’ over and over again, much to the despair of all his translators.”