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Quotation from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Volume 1) by Giorgio Vasari
“the ravening maw of time has not only diminished by a great amount their own works and the honourable testimonies of others”
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Volume 1), Preface to the Whole Work, trans. Gaston du C. de Vere
Vasari explains why artists need writers to keep their names alive.
Citation: "the ravening maw of time has not only diminished by a great amount their own works and the honourable testimonies of others" — Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Volume 1), Preface to the Whole Work, trans. Gaston du C. de Vere. (id vasari-lives-of-the-artists-q1)
Portrait: Zucchi, Jacopo - Vasari, Giorgio - Uffizi ICCD, Attributed to Jacopo Zucchi, Public domain.
