Lives of the artists: Vol.2

Vasari, Giorgio, Vasari, Giorgio

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Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the 13th century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo.

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Publish Date: 27/08/1987

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In his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Vasari demonstrated a literary talent that outshone even his outstanding abilities as a painter and architect.
Through character sketches and anecdotes he depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint; Giulio Romano’s startling painting of Jove striking down the giants; and his friend Francesco Salviati, whose biography also tells us much about Vasari’s own early career. Vasari’s original and soaring vision plus his acute aesthetic judgements have made him one of the most influential art historians of all time.

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Weight 292 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 23 mm
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Cover

Paperback

Pages

375

Language

English

Edition

2nd Edition

Dewey

709.2245 (edition:22)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K