The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and ArchitectsA 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. |
Contents
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Preface to the Second Part | 57 |
PAOLO UCCELLO | 67 |
LORENZO GHIBERTI | 77 |
MASACCIO | 96 |
FILIPPO BRUNELLESCHI | 105 |
Preface to the Third Part | 221 |
LEONARDO DA VINCI | 227 |
GIORGIONE DA CASTELFRANCO | 244 |
BRAMANTE DA URBINO | 250 |
RAFFAELLO DA URBINO | 262 |
MADONNA PROPERZIA DE ROSSI | 300 |
JACOPO DA PONTORMO | 306 |
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI | 339 |
DONATO DONATELLO | 143 |
PIERO DELLA FRANCESCA | 159 |
LEON BATISTA ALBERTI | 167 |
LAZZARO VASARI | 173 |
ANDREA DAL CASTAGNO AND DOMENICO VINIZIANO | 181 |
SANDRO BOTTICELLI | 187 |
TIZIANO DA CADORE | 438 |
OF THE ACADEMICIANS OF DESIGN | 457 |
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 485 |
NOTES | 493 |
SELECTED READINGS | 591 |
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The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Giorgio Vasari Limited preview - 2006 |
The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Giorgio Vasari No preview available - 2006 |
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