Vasari's Florence

Part I. The Biographical Genre: Giorgio Vasari and the paragons of art John Shearman The trick of art Paul Barolsky Representation misrepresentation and non-representation: Vasari and his competitors Elizabeth Pilliod Part II. Artists and Literati at Court: Sprezzatura patronage and fate: Benvenuto Cellini and the world of words Paulo L. Rossi Vasari on the practical David Cast Part III. Vasari Collezionista: The Formation of an Artist and Connoisseur: Modes and models in Vasari's early drawing oeuvre Florian Harb Vasari's attitude toward collecting Catherine Monbeig Goguel The Vasari art collection Creighton Gilbert Giorgio Vasari's collection of paintings: its provenance and its fate Alessandro Cecchi Part IV. Istoria and the Representation of History: The Sala Grande in the Palazzo Vecchio and the precedence controversy between Florence and Ferrara Robert Williams Vasari's painting of the Terzo Cerchio in the Palazzo Vecchio: a reconstruction of Medieval Florence Rick Scorza Circles of sovereignty: the Tondi of the Sala Grande in the Palazzo Vecchio and the Medici Crown Henk Th. Van Veen Papal history and historical Invenzione: Vasari's frescoes in the Sala Regia Jan L. De Jong Vasari's last paintings: the cupola of Florence cathedral Cristina Acidini Luchinat

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