Giorgio Vasari

“ George, in this portion of the work, is again worthy of the utmost admiration; he is armed as above described, and, standing with his face and person turned towards the surrounding spectators, is in the act of mounting his horse: one foot is in the stirrup, the left hand is on the saddle, and one almost sees the movement of the saint as he rises to his seat. ”

“ And these are the fruits that are borne by a life passed worthily and in the practice of virtuous labours.
It has been said by some writers that when Pisano, then very young, was acquiring his art in Florence, he painted a picture in the old church of the Temple, which stood where the old citadel now is. The subject of this work was taken from the life of San Jacopo di Galizia, and represents the story of the pilgrim, in whose pocket, while he was going on a pilgrimage to that saint, the son of his host put a silver cup, to the intent that he might be punished as a thief ”

“ In this painting, Vittore Pisano gave evidence of that excellence in art to which he afterwards attained. Finally, having reached a good old age, he departed to a better life. [12]
Gentile da Fabriano, after having executed many works in Città di Gastello, [13] became at length paralytic, and fell into such a state of weakness, that he could no more produce any thing of value. Ultimately he died from the exhaustion of age, having reached the term of eighty years. ”

“ George, having slain the dragon, is replacing his sword in the scabbard, he raises his right hand, which holds the sword, the point whereof is already in the scabbard, and lowering the left, that the increased distance may facilitate the descent of the weapon, which is a long one, he does this with so much grace, and in so life-like a manner, that nothing better could be seen. ”

“ In this work the figures of the Virgin and the Angel have the parts in relief, heightened with gold, as was customary at that period, and are both very beautiful, as are also certain buildings in the same picture, wbich are extremely well drawn; there are, besides, many small animals and birds in various parts of the work, all of which are as natural and as animated as it is possible to imagine. ”

“ Pisano and Fabriano also must both have died before Andrea Castagno; the whole series of dates in this life is indeed more than usiially inaccurate: for their rectification, and for various details respecting the two artists, the reader is referred to Matfei, Verona IllvMrata, and to Ricci, Memorie Storiche delle Arti e degli Artisti della Marcadi Ancona. ”

“ No vestige of the work now remains. works in the March, [1] more particularly in Agobbio, where some of them are still to be seen. He worked in like manner throughout the whole state of Urbino. In the church of San Giovanni at Siena, this artist also laboured, and in the sacristy of the church of Santa Trinità, in Florence, he painted a picture representing the story of the Magi, in which he placed his own portrait. ”