However, throughout both biographies on Cimabue and Duccio, Vasari is already referencing other great artists. It seems out of place, especially in Cimabue’s biography for Vasari to begin discussing his appreciation for Giotto. Throughout this section, Vasari praises Cimabue for inventing a new modern form of art, until he says, “Giotto was and is, the greatest among the painters of the same city of Florence…” (Vasari 13). This is strange because the reader believes Cimabue had revolutionized art, but Vasari diminishes his previous pages on Cimabue when he puts the spotlight on
However, throughout both biographies on Cimabue and Duccio, Vasari is already referencing other great artists. It seems out of place, especially in Cimabue’s biography for Vasari to begin discussing his appreciation for Giotto. Throughout this section, Vasari praises Cimabue for inventing a new modern form of art, until he says, “Giotto was and is, the greatest among the painters of the same city of Florence…” (Vasari 13). This is strange because the reader believes Cimabue had revolutionized art, but Vasari diminishes his previous pages on Cimabue when he puts the spotlight on