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The enthralling Biographies of Vasari—biographies which from their peculiar diversity and fascination caused the late unfortunate Haydon to exclaim with enthusiasm, ‘If I were confined to three books, in a desert island, I would certainly choose the Bible, Shakespere, and Vasari.’” — Westminster and Foreign Quarterly.