It also served to correct inaccuracies Michelangelo found in the fawning biography of him in Giorgio Vasari's Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, ed architettori ("Lives of the most excellent painters, sculptors and architects"), which was later revised considerably by Vasari in the wake of Condivi's biography. Condivi's Vita denies that Michelangelo was indebted to any other artist and claims that he was self-taught (he was in fact a pupil of Domenico Ghirlandaio). Also, much is made of his supposed descent from the Counts of Canossa, although this belief of Michelangelo's was utterly unfounded.
Michelangelo made corrections to Giorgio Vasari's biography, which Condivi later revised. Condivi claimed Michelangelo was self-taught and not influenced by other artists (he had studied with Domenico Ghirlandaio). Additionally, the account overemphasized his noble lineage from the Counts of Canossa, despite this being unfounded.