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Quotation from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Volume 1) by Giorgio Vasari
“portraying a sheep from nature on a flat and polished slab, with a stone slightly pointed”
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Volume 1), Life of Giotto, trans. Gaston du C. de Vere
Cimabue, passing through Vespignano, finds the shepherd boy drawing and takes him to Florence.
Citation: "portraying a sheep from nature on a flat and polished slab, with a stone slightly pointed" — Giorgio Vasari, Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Volume 1), Life of Giotto, trans. Gaston du C. de Vere. (id vasari-lives-of-the-artists-q5)
Virtues: Industry
Portrait: Zucchi, Jacopo - Vasari, Giorgio - Uffizi ICCD, Attributed to Jacopo Zucchi, Public domain.
