The essays in this book examine art historical manifestations
observed in Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574)'s paintings and writings,
including his impact in the emblematic tradition. Vasari's
conception of history painting evolves in the development of
religious and secular decorative cycles in the sixteenth century.
His classical education, his love for collecting art and his quest
for artistic expression through disegno (drawing) reveal his
humanistic culture. Vasari fuses the classical artistic, literary
and philosophical traditions with Renaissance literary and visual
conventions, thus formulating a practical and theoretical artistic
language as well as an historical visual and emblematic repertoire
of images with their signification. "Cheney postulates a unique
notion on Vasari's conception of history painting, which evolves in
the development of religious and secular decorative cycles in the
sixteenth century.... This book will interest not only those who
are initiating their study of Italian art, but in general, all
those who are interested in Italian culture. In addition, it will
be of value to scholars of art history." -Wolfram Prinz, Professor
of Art History, Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, Frankfurt am
Main, and former President of the Classe Storia dell'Arte of the
Accademia delle Arti del Disegno, Florence.
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