He was the son of a citizen in comfortable circumstances, and had been, in Vasari's words, &quote;instructed in all such things as children are usually taught before they choose a calling.&quote; Howe

廖内洛·文杜里（Lionello Venturi，1885—1961年），著名的意大利艺术史家、批评家、文艺复兴艺术专家。他曾先后在都灵大学和罗马大学担任艺术史教授。 亚历山德罗·切基（Alessandro Cecchi）曾在乌菲齐美术馆任文艺复兴绘画策展人一职，现任佛 罗伦萨皮蒂宫的帕拉蒂纳美术馆的名誉馆长。著有《波提切利》（2005年）及众多研究文艺复兴艺术的专著。 ................... ※译者简介※ 北寺，自由译者，纳西族，出生于云南昆明，现旅居美国。先后在北京大学、香港大学、卫斯理学院和伦敦考陶尔德艺术学院学习艺术史。译有《纽约往事》《这就是莫奈》等。

Sir Frank Kermode, the British scholar, teacher, and author, was an inspired critic. "Forms of Attention" is based on a series of three lectures he gave on canon formation, or how we choose what art to value. The opening essay, on Botticelli, traces the artist's sudden popularity in the nineteenth century for reasons that have more to do with poetry than painting. In the second...(展开全部)