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Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Vasari’s collection of biographical accounts also presents a highly influential theory of the development of Renaissance art.
Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto, who represent the infancy of art, Vasari considers the period of youthful vigour, shaped by Donatello, Brunelleschi, Ghiberti, and Masaccio, before discussing the mature period of perfection, dominated by the titanic figures of Leonardo, Raphael, and Michelangelo.
This specially commissioned translation contains thirty-six of the most important lives as well as an introduction and explanatory notes.
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ASIN : B005LNKUSI
Publisher : OUP Oxford; Reissue edition (April 2, 1998)
Publication date : April 2, 1998
Language : English
File size : 4408 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Not Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 624 pages
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Customers find the book an interesting read that provides a good source of art history. They appreciate the author’s ability to provide an insider account of Renaissance artists’ lives. The historical significance of the book is also noted.
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