Quote by Giorgio Vasari: “Painters have an advantage over other men, in that they can work miracles.”

Vasari marvels at the transformative power of painting, suggesting that artists possess an almost divine ability to create illusions and bring life to their canvases. He sees their work as akin to miracles.

Writing in the 'Life of Leonardo da Vinci' in his 'Lives,' Vasari expresses the awe that Renaissance artists inspired. In an age valuing human ingenuity and a rediscovery of classical art, painting was viewed as a powerful, almost magical, medium for capturing and transforming reality.

Italian painter, architect, and writer whose Lives of the Artists, first published in 1550, is the founding document of art history. He coined the term 'Renaissance' and shaped how subsequent generations understood artistic progress from Cimabue to Michelangelo.