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This paper reconsiders an important, yet previously largely overlooked factor of
Florentine art criticism: immediacy of artist’s hand. Although in the previous studies
the idea of art as the trace of the hand has been primarily related to Venetian art, once
we take into consideration writings of the key figures in Florentine art criticism such
as Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) and Filippo Baldinucci (1625-1697) on collecting and
admiring drawings, it becomes clear that they too had considered the immediacy of the
artist’s hand as a crucial aspect of artistic work.
Discussion proceeds as follows. First, we will review the historical background of
the formation of Baldinucci’s renowned “Notices of the Professors of Design”, and we
will find his strong interest in direct observation of the works. Next, Vasari’s so-called
“Libro de’ Disegni” is taken into consideration, and we will see Vasari’s inclination
towards collecting drawings and prints that bear traces of the artists’ hands. Finally, the
influence of Vasari’s “Libro” on Baldinucci is considered, and how he constructed art
history is carefully studied.
