Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574)

Callis reconceives the physical world as being as animate with possibility as her human subjects are alive with inward mystery

the famed engraver and designer not only praises the structural audacity of Etruscan architecture and contends that the Etruscans—not the Greeks—were the artistic mentors of the Romans but also argues for a Roman-inspired exuberance in design that draws freely on all forms and traditions of ancient art

landscape was seen merely as a backdrop to a main subject

Karen Hellman is assistant curator of photographs at the J

Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress black history month Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574)Edited by Mary M. Brooks and Dinah D. Eastop This volume explores the conservation and presentation of dress in museums and beyond as a complex, collaborative process. Recognizing this process as a dynamic interaction of investigation, interpretation, intervention, re creation, and display, Refashioning and Redress: Conserving and Displaying Dress examines the ways in which these seemingly static exhibitions of costume or fashion are actively engaged