Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10)
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"Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10)" by Giorgio Vasari is a series of artist biographies written in the 16th century. This groundbreaking work is considered the first important book on art history and remains influential today. Vasari chronicles the lives and works of Renaissance masters, interspersing biographical details with colorful anecdotes and gossip. Though criticized for favoring Florentine artists and containing some inaccuracies, these vivid
portraits shaped how generations have understood Renaissance art and its creators. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Vasari, Giorgio, 1511-1574 |
|---|---|
| Translator | De Vere, Gaston du C., 1882?-1955 |
| Title |
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10) Andrea da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto |
| 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: 52.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | N: Fine Arts |
| Subject | Artists -- Italy -- Biography |
| Subject | Art, Italian |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28421 |
| Release Date | Mar 27, 2009 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 852 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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