Lives of the Artists
Giorgio Vasari
Explore the lives and works of the most influential artists of the Renaissance with this iconic collection of biographical accounts. Giorgio Vasari's acclaimed work features fascinating facts, anecdotes, and influential theories of the development of art. From infancy to youth and maturity, journey through the early works of Cimabue and Giotto, the influential period of Donatello and Michelangelo, and the perfected art of Leonardo and Raphael. This specially commissioned translation includes 36 of the most important artist's lives, accompanied by insightful notes and an introduction. Get ready to be inspired and enlightened about one of the most innovative and creative eras of all time.
Publish Date
2014-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
2014-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1568
Goodreads Rating
3.96
ISBN
9780375760365
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A friend and peer of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael Titian and all the other great minds of the Renaissance sat down in 1550 and wrote biographical sketches of the people he knew or had influenced him. – source