The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (Modern Library Classics)
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| Rating | : | 4.64 (661 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0375760369 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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The result is a work that remains to this day the cornerstone of art historical scholarship. 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. 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. 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.. 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
Language Notes Text: English, Italian (translation)
Philip Jacks, a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance, is Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Art History at George Washington University and the author of several books. . He also edited Vasari’s Florence: Artists and Literati at the Medicean Court
"Four Stars" according to Catharine T. Kolb. A classic , worth owning and perusing even if not Biblical in import. Ben N. Mendoza said Four Stars. Good. Great Resource Ryan C. Holiday If you enjoyed my recommendations of Plutarch and Montaigne, you could think of this book as the third leg to that stool. It's a collection of biographies written not only to tell the subject's stories, but to use them as vehicles for moral and philosophical lessons. These types of books have always been my favorite sources of wisdom. Some of the anecdotes will feel familiar; for instance, the story of Michelangelo pantom