In spite of the objections raised against Vasari by professional art historians against his attributions and his unconcerned approach to problems relating chronology, “no single person before or since has succeeded in composing such a majestic and visionary synthesis of such a dynamic and important artistic heritage.” (Julia & Peter Bondanella) Too often considered as mere a collection of artistic attributions and biographical facts, Vasari's Lives instead deserves to be considered as one of the exquisite masterpieces of Italian Renaissance prose. Lives is a precious and eminent piece of work for both artisans and common readers because, According to Julia & Peter Bondanella, Lives has and will “dominate the visual imagination of subsequent
