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