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‘During the 15^th century [ce] the cult of the hero, of the comparison of ancient prototype with modern men, would become feature of art as it was of literature; the very idea of comparison could be seen in Plutarch’s “Lives” (a clear source for stories of nobility), where eminent Greeks are paired with Roman counterparts, and then compared.’

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* – ibid [Encyclopaedia of Visual Art 4:] 631

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