The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vasari
The Lives of the Artists, Giorgio Vasari
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The Lives of the Artists

Author: Giorgio Vasari, Peter Bondanella, Julia Conway Bondanella

Narrator: James Cameron Stewart

Unabridged: 22 hr 26 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/14/2019


Synopsis

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael.

This new translation, specially commissioned for the Oxford World's Classics series, contains thirty-six of the most important lives. Lives of the Artists is an invaluable classic to add to your collection.

About Giorgio Vasari

Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) was an Italian painter, architect, writer, and historian. He is most known today for his Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, considered the ideological foundation of art-historical writing.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Roy on December 11, 2018

An artist lives and acquires fame through his works; but with the passing of time, which consumes everything, these works—the first, then the second, and the third—fade away. After Plutarch’s Lives, Vasari’s Lives of the Artists is likely the most iconic collection of biographies of famous men. H......more

Goodreads review by Dani on August 14, 2013

I took a Master's level Art History class on Giorgia Vasari at FSU a few years ago and this was the translation of the book that the professor wanted us to buy for the class. And for good reason. It's probably the most complete and accurate translation of Vasari's works out there and is downright af......more

Goodreads review by Lorna on February 19, 2021

This is a great book covering a selection of the Italian Renaissance artists from Vasari's Lives of the Artists. It is thoughtfully illustrated for its time and has some lovely additions such as portraits of each artist and a chapter on patrons. I recommend this edition over the usual paperback desp......more

Goodreads review by Beth on June 01, 2012

My undergraduate degree is in Art History so I've read my fair share of Art History books. It was interesting to me the way he presented artists which was very different than any Art History book I've ever read. Most Modern Art Historians tell you why the artist is important and what he or she did f......more