The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by Giorgio Vasari

The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects by 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, including Giotto, Brunelleschi, Mantegna, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian. This Modern Library edition, abridged from the original text with notes drawn from earlier commentaries, as well as current research, reminds us why The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects is indispensable to any student interested in Renaissance art.

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574), a painter, architect, and Medici confidante, was a key proponent of the late Renaissance style known as Mannerism, which was highly influenced by Michelangelo. The Lives of the Most Brilliant Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, first published in 1550, is probably his abiding masterpiece.

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ISBN 13	9780375760365
ISBN 10	0375760369
Title	The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
Author	Giorgio Vasari
Series	Modern Library Classics
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2006-02-14
Number of pages	640
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