Vasari: Art Technology, Part 1

Jul 23, 2009 09:12

One of the things I found most interesting in Vasari was his descriptions of the advances in materials and techniques used for art -- you could almost call it the "engineering" or "technology" of art.

The War of Paint vs. Time and Nature )

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I want this superpower max243732 July 23 2009, 19:07:55 UTC
"...neither fire nor worms could harm them..."

Pretty much got all bases covered there.

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Re: I want this superpower archivecats July 23 2009, 22:27:01 UTC
I was thinking the same thing (i.e., how awesome the phrase was) before I even saw your comment.

If you did have that superpower, though, you'd probably die of drowning in a tragic accident involving a wading pool.

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