Paolo Uccello's wife told people that Paolo used to stay up all night in his study trying to work out the vanishing points of his perspective. When she called him to come to bed, he would say "Oh what a lovely thing this perspective is!"
Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea th… - Giorgio Vasari
Men of genius sometimes accomplish most when they work the least, for they are thinking out inventions and forming in their minds the perfect idea th…
- Giorgio Vasari
When Michelangelo was introduced to Titian, he said... that Titian's colouring and his style much pleased him, but that it was a pity that in Venice … - Giorgio Vasari
When Michelangelo was introduced to Titian, he said... that Titian's colouring and his style much pleased him, but that it was a pity that in Venice …
The best thing is to draw men and women from the nude and thus fix in the memory by constant exercise the muscles of the torso, back, legs, arms and … - Giorgio Vasari
The best thing is to draw men and women from the nude and thus fix in the memory by constant exercise the muscles of the torso, back, legs, arms and …
Drawing is the necessary beginning of everything [in Art], and not having it, one has nothing. - Giorgio Vasari
Drawing is the necessary beginning of everything [in Art], and not having it, one has nothing.
Paolo Uccello's wife told people that Paolo used to stay up all night in his study trying to work out the vanishing points of his perspective. When … - Giorgio Vasari
Paolo Uccello's wife told people that Paolo used to stay up all night in his study trying to work out the vanishing points of his perspective. When …
Leonardo da Vinci was a man of regal spirit and tremendous breadth of mind; and his name became so famous that not only was he esteemed during his li… - Giorgio Vasari
Leonardo da Vinci was a man of regal spirit and tremendous breadth of mind; and his name became so famous that not only was he esteemed during his li…
Man was not then considered a good goldsmith unless he could draw well. - Giorgio Vasari
Man was not then considered a good goldsmith unless he could draw well.
I wish to be of service to the artists of our own day, by showing them how a small beginning leads to the highest elevation, and how from so noble a … - Giorgio Vasari
I wish to be of service to the artists of our own day, by showing them how a small beginning leads to the highest elevation, and how from so noble a …
These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other … - Giorgio Vasari
These rough sketches, which are born in an instant in the heat of inspiration, express the idea of their author in a few strokes, while on the other …
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