Lives of the most eminent painters, sculptors & architects (1912)
Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574, De Vere, Gaston du C · London, Macmillan and co. ld. & The Medici society, ld. · leaf 97
which is perchance no less potent than the others, is an eagerdesire for glory and honour, which is generated mightily by that air inthe men of all professions ; and this desire, in all persons of spirit, will notlet them stay content with being equal, much less inferior, to those whomthey see to… … PIETRO PLRLCI.NO : APOLLO AND MARSYAS(Faris : Lowvre, 1509* Panel) PIETRO PERUGINO 35 evil-speakers, ungrateful, and unthankful for benefits. It is true, indeed,that when a man has learnt there as much as suffices him, he must, ifhe wishes to do more than live from day to day like an animal, and…
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