... book has double effect that, firstly, the lives of the artists are phased in a way which reflects the understandings of the renaissance time and secondly, phases of renaissance are mentioned parallel to the artists' lives. From the high level of the given personal details and anectodes, it could be said that Vasari had been far from simply writing information- giving based ... had been driving the visual culture to Michaelangelo. In this sense, he chronicles history and history of art. Moreover, his concept of history of art reflects a particular view of periodic structure. Another poin...

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