On Auction: Vasari Archive Of Renaissance Treasures
"On sale will be the archive of the man credited with being the father of Western art history: Giorgio Vasari, whose Lives of the Artists chronicled the lives of the painters and sculptors of the Renaissance. The documents include 17 letters from Vasari's friend, Michelangelo, together with correspondence from five Renaissance popes and the 16th-century ruler of Florence, Cosimo I de' Medici." The Guardian (UK) 03/07/10

Posted March 7, 2010 10:00 AM