Quote of the day
The theoretical understanding of the world, which is the aim of philosophy, is not a matter of great practical importance to animals, or to savages, or even to most civilized men.
Giorgio Vasari
Born: July 30, 1511
Died: June 27, 1574 (aged 62)
Bio: Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian, most famous today for his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.
Known for:
- The Life of Leonardo Da Vinci
- The Life of Raphael