Giorgio Vasari and the Birth of the Museum by Maia Wellington... - 9781138247604

Taylor & Francis

The first focused study of Vasari\u2019s original contributions to museum formation, this collection presents a cross-disciplinary overview of Vasari\u2019s approaches to collecting and display, and his impact and legacy with respect to the museum institution. Vasari specialists unite with scholars of historical museology to address the subject from the full range of aspects - collecting, installation, conceptual-historical - in which his influence is strongly felt. > Giorgio Vasari and the Birth of the Museum offers the first dedicated and comprehensive study of Vasari\u2019s original contributions to the making of museums, addressing the subject from the full range of aspects - collecting, installation, conceptual-historical - in which his influence is strongly felt. Uniting specialists of Giorgio Vasari with scholars of historical museology, this collection of essays presents a cross-disciplinary overview of Vasari\u2019s approaches to the collecting and display of art, artiface