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Lives of the Painters, Sculptors and Architects (Everyman's Library Classics) by: Giorgio Vasari List Price: £30.00 City Travel Guides Price: £22.99 You Save: £7.01 (23%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9781857157796 ISBN: 1857157796 Label: Everyman's Library Manufacturer: Everyman's Library Number Of Pages: 2112 Publication Date: November 14, 1996 Publisher: Everyman's Library Studio: Everyman's Library Sales Rank: 494723 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Consider in ContextWhen one reads Vasari's Lives' one should consider that to criticise thebook for it's various weaknesses with bias and his emotive tones is toutterly miss the point of Vasari. The book is what it is, largely aprimary source of the Great Artists from Giotto to Titian. No new versioncan get away from this, to attempt to balance the books opinions would beto create a new and inaccurate version. When one considers THIS book oneshould merely consider the quality of this edition, which is excellent. Superbly put together and marvelously edited. Rating:  - A history of MannerismGiorgio Vasari's 'Lives of the Painters, Sculptors and Architects' provides a detailed account of the development of art since the time of Cimabue and Giotto. In particular, Vasari attempts to decribe and record the development of mannerist art by identifying three periods in the history of art, leading up to what he might describe as the moment of artisitc perfection, with the emergence of the Renaissance. However, for the modern reader, this work can prove a chore. Gaston de Vere appears to have provided a very precise translation of the 2nd edition (1568) of this work and whilst this authenticity in translation is to be encouraged, it does not assist with what can otherwise be a very dry and difficult read. Vasari has also been ... Read More: |
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