Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) - one of the most striking figures of the Italian Renaissance. As a student of Michelangelo Buonarotti and a court artist of the Medici family, Vasari left a mark on science, becoming one of the founders of art history. An artist, architect and writer, today Vasari is most famous for his fundamental work on the most outstanding artists, sculptors and architects of the Italian Renaissance. Thoughtful analysis, detailed biographical narration and amazing details, subtly noted by a contemporary of these masters, make this book indispensable for all studying art.