Vasari described the lives of great artists with striking immediacy conveyed through character sketches, anecdotes, and detailed recording of conversations. He had shrewd judgment and an ability to pinpoint the emotions aroused by works of art.MoreVasari described the lives of great artists with striking immediacy conveyed through character sketches, anecdotes, and detailed recording of conversations. He had shrewd judgment and an ability to pinpoint the emotions aroused by works of art. Volume one includes Brunelleschi, da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, and fifteen more.