
AccordingtoGiorgioVasari,thefirstarthistorian,theRenaissancewascentredonarevivalofinterestinclassicalartthatbeganandflourishedinItaly.Waldemardisagrees,andaccusesVasarioferrantjingoism.Infact,themostsignificantearlydevelopmentsinRenaissancearttookplacenotinItaly,butinthe‘barbarian’landsofFlandersand...