Lives Of The Painters, Sculptors And Architects Volume 1
Giorgio Vasari
ISBN: | 9781857157802 |
Publisher: | Everyman |
Published: | 15 November, 1996 |
Format: | Hardcover |
Language: | English |
Links | Penguin AU |
Lives Of The Painters, Sculptors And Architects Volume 1
Giorgio Vasari
A painter and architect in his own right, Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) achieved immortality for this book on the lives of his fellow Renaissance artists, first published in Florence in 1550. Although he based his work on a long tradition of biographical writing, Vasari infused these literary portraits with a decidedly modern form of critical judgment. The result is a work that remains to this day the cornerstone of art historical scholarship. Spanning the period from the thirteenth century to Vasari's own time, the Lives opens a window on the greatest personalities of the period.
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