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