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.
| ISBN: | 9780375760365 |
| Publication date: | 14th February 2006 |
| Author: | Giorgio Vasari, Gaston du C De Vere, Philip Joshua Jacks |
| Publisher: | Modern Library an imprint of Random House Publishing Group |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 592 pages |
| Series: | The Modern Library Classics |
| Genres: |
History of art Individual photographers Biography: arts and entertainment Individual architects and architectural firms Individual artists, art monographs |