Vasari, My Hero

He rescued artist from oblivion

Photo by Amandine Cornillon on Unsplash

Giorgio Vasari was alive from 1511- 1574, is actually the author of The Lives, the first and most esteemed model in the west for writing about artist’s life and work. I made the mistake of mentioning that Johann David Passavant, (alive from 1787–1860), was the first writer of the monograph, that was false. Since I made such a silly error, I’d like to take the time to explain who’s who between the two…