Verdi, Mozart, Puccini, and Bach wrote Italian operas

There are three basic kinds of scenic units:

a. hard, soft, and steel-framed. b. soft, framed, and three-dimensional. c. furniture, architectural, and hand-held. d. none of the available choices

Which of the following achievements in art history is attributed to Giorgio Vasari?

A. Founded the academic study of the history and development of the visual arts B. Pioneered the biographical approach to the study of art history C. Introduced the idea that works of art should be analyzed in the context of the culture and time period in which they were created D. Authored some of the earliest recorded historical descriptions of works of art