The Collector of Lives Quotes

“And now, a word on naughty monkeys.”
― Ingrid Rowland, The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art

“While Vasari was the most prominent and successful artist in Italy during the middle to late sixteenth century, he was also something of a groupie. He idolized his peers, particularly Michelangelo.”
― Ingrid Rowland, The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art

“By exploring who Vasari was, how he wrote his book, and what influence it has had on how we perceive art, then we can also explore the significant questions of what art is, why it is so important to the human species, and how we have interacted with it.”
― Ingrid Rowland, The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art

“Whether or not you’ve studied art history, you may have heard some of Vasari’s stories—part historical urban legend, part morality tale, his great collective biography spun visual aphorisms that endure to this day.”
― Ingrid Rowland, The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art