Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10)
"Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10)" by Giorgio Vasari is a series of artist biographies published in 1568. This groundbreaking work chronicles the lives and achievements of Renaissance masters, combining historical documentation with colorful anecdotes and gossip. Considered the first important book on art history, Vasari's influential text shaped how generations viewed Renaissance art, though his pronounced Florentine bias sparked lasting controversy. His vivid portraits
of artists—mixing verified facts with entertaining tales—established the template for all subsequent art historical biography. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 |
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| Translator | De Vere, Gaston du C., 1882?-1955 |
| Title |
Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 07 (of 10) Tribolo to Il Sodoma |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Excellent_Painters,_Sculptors,_and_Architects |
| Credits |
Produced by Mark C. Orton, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 41.7 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | N: Fine Arts |
| Subject | Artists -- Italy -- Biography |
| Subject | Art, Italian |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 31845 |
| Release Date | Mar 31, 2010 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 6, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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