Lives of the Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Everyman's Library) | 
 enlarge | Author: Giorgio Vasari
Publisher: Everyman's Library
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 2208
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Dimensions (in): 8.7 x 5.5 x 4.5
ISBN: 0679451013
Dewey Decimal Number: 709.2245
EAN: 9780679451013
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Publication Date: November 5, 1996
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This is the real thing: a voice from the Italian Renaissance July 11, 2008
paedagogue (Chapel Hill, NC)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
all at once alien and familiar. Other, cheaper, heavily abridged, versions of this book are available, but if you want the complete rainbow of "famous Renaissance artist" biographies (and some not so famous), written by a fellow artist who actually knew many of the most important figures about whom he wrote (and not just artists: Vasari worked for popes and secular princes who also sponsored the greatest artists of the time), this is it, and really good value for the price. There is one omission in De Vere's early 20th-century rendering of Vasari's huge book: the fascinating Technical Preface with which Vasari introduced the actual historical narratives of the Lives. Fortunately, this is available in an affordable Dover edition (Vasari On Technique). Like his opinions on individual masters, Vasari's historical "facts" will always require current scholarly verification, especially with reference to the artists from the earlier phases of what Vasari called the era of "modern artistic style." But he's the closest we have to an articulate eyewitness account of that amazing time, and even his prejudices and misconceptions are full of interest.
Fantastic book on Renaissance art and architecture. April 29, 2006
Wieslaw Wojtowicz
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This is possibly one of the best reads for anyone studying or interested in Renaissance art and architecture. Vasari lived in the times of the people he describes and knew many of them personally. He watched them working on their masterpieces. br /For example he was a dear friend of Michelangelo's. What better source than someone who worked and dined with the master? br /His writing style is very casual and conversational rather that scholarly or academic, which together with plenty of anecdotes and personal remarks makes for an exciting read. And I mean EXCITING. Unlike any history book ever. br /His historical accuracy is sometimes questionable, but current editions of the books are properly footnoted with all of Vasari's mistakes corrected.
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