Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 9 of 10: Michelagnolo to the Flemings, 1915
Cises and arts - namely, in painting, in Sculpture, and in architecture the Tuscan intellects have always been exalted and raised high above all others, from their being diligent in the labours and studies of every faculty beyond no matter what other people of Italy, He chose to give him Florence, as worthy beyond all other cities, for his country, in order to bring all the talents to their highest perfection in her, as was her due, in the person of one of her citizens.
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