- Vasari was a sixteenth century Italian painter and architect
- He wrote "The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects" writing which contains a series of biographies of the most well-known Renaissance painters
- It is the most influencial Renaissance writing on art and is recognized as "one of the founding texts of art history"
- It is very helpful in providing insight into the artistic and political climate of the Renaissance, although it is written with strong prejudice towards the Florentine Republic and the advancement of the status of the artist.
