Choice observations upon the art of painting . Together with Vasari's lives of the most eminent painters, from Cimabue to the time of Raphael and Michael Angelo. With an explanation of the difficult terms.

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Choice observations upon the art of painting . Together with Vasari's lives of the most eminent painters, from Cimabue to the time of Raphael and Michael Angelo. With an explanation of the difficult terms.