Lives of the Artists made Vasari one of the most influential art historians of all time, fusing literary and artistic ability
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.
By:
Giorgio Vasari
Notes by:
Peter Murray
Translated by:
George Bull
Imprint: Penguin Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 292g
ISBN: 9780140444605
ISBN 10: 0140444602
Series: Lives of the Artists
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 01 December 1987
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Introduction The Lives: Part One Nicola and Giovanni Pisano Duccio di Buoninsegna Part Two Luca della Robbia Michelozzo Michelozzi Andrea del Castagno and Domenico Veneziano Jacopo, Giovanni, and Gentile Bellini Antonio and Piero Pollaiuolo Part Three Piero di Cosimo Fra Bartolommeo of San Marco Andrea del Sarto Giovanni Battista Rosso Francesco Mazzuoli (Parmigianino) Jacopo Palma and Lorenzo Lotto Giulio Romano Jacopo Pontormo Francesco Salviati Jacopo Sansovino Notes on the Artists Further Reading
Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) was an accomplished painter and architect, but it is for his illuminating biographies of artists that he is best remembered. George Bull translated widely from the Italian during his lifetime, and also wrote several books on the Renaissance period.
