The Lives of the Artists Volume 1
by Giorgio Vasari
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Author: Giorgio VasariTranslator: George Bull
Introduction: George Bull
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1988-03-01
ISBN: 0140445005
Number of pages: 480
Publisher: Penguin Classics
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Book Review: Giorgio Vasari - Lives of the Artists Volume One
Summary: 5 Stars
A good introduction to Medieval, Renaissance, and Mannerist artists written by someone who lived around their time and had actual contact with some of the artists, as well as personal painting experience. He is, however, colored by his personal relationships with the artists, hyperbolic, and constrained by the Zeitgeist of the era. In exploring the relationships of artist and patron he is able to shed light on their social situation and the constant struggle of the elevation of the art of painting among the liberal arts. In English, some of the grandeur of his writing is lost, and it lacks the poetic ease of the Italian original. If you want a fuller version, I suggest (especially for bilingual speakers) a translation with the Italian original on the other side of the page.
Summary of The Lives of the Artists Volume 1
Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi's crucifix; and, Michelangelo's painstaking work on the Sistine Chapel, harassed by the impatient Pope Julius II. The Lives also convey much about Vasari himself and his outstanding abilities as a critic inspired by his passion for art.Artists, A-Z Books
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