The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
$37.79
- Paperback
640 pages
- Release Date
1 March 2006
Summary
A unique abridgment, with contextualizing introduction by Philip Jacks and notes.
A 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 corners…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375760365 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375760369 |
| Author: | Giorgio Vasari, Gaston du C. de Vere, Philip Jacks |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Modern Library Inc |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 640 |
| Edition: | New edition |
| Release Date: | 1 March 2006 |
| Weight: | 522g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 132mm x 202mm |
| Series: | Modern Library Classics |
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Philip Jacks is an Associate Professor of Fine Arts and Art History at George Washington University and a leading scholar of the Italian Renaissance. He is the author of several books and also edited Vasari’s Florence: Artists and Literati at the Medicean Court.
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