What style is the "Lives.." considered foundational for?
Art-historical
Biography
Autobiography
Novel
Answer
The "Lives of the Artists," by Giorgio Vasari, is considered foundational for art-historical studies. Vasari's work, published in 1550, provided biographies of Italian artists from the 13th to the 16th centuries, setting the stage for the systematic study of art history. It became a model for subsequent biographical works on artists and played a crucial role in shaping the development of art historiography.
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