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The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects

by Giorgio Vasari

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About the book

Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Giorgio Vasari's collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Renaissance art.

Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto, who represent the infancy of art, Vasari considers the period of youthful vigour, shaped by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, and Masaccio, before discussing the mature period of perfection, dominated by the titanic figures of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo.

This specially commissioned translation contains thirty-six of the most important lives as well as an introduction and explanatory notes.

A fascinating look at the lives of many fantastic artists...also wonderful to learn of other artists that are not in the normal Art History textbooks.

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Categories:

Art History Italian Literature Italy Memoir Biography History Non-fiction Classics Art

Language:

English

Length:

616 pages

Author:

Giorgio Vasari
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