Giorgio Vasari

A painter and architect in his own right, Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) achieved immortality for this book on the lives of his fellow Renaissance artists, first published in Florence in 1550. Although he based his work on a long tradition of biographical writing, Vasari infused these literary portraits with a decidedly modern form of critical judgment. The result is a work that remains to this day the cornerstone of art historical scholarship. Spanning the period from the thirteenth century to Vasari’s own time, the Lives opens a window on the greatest personalities of the period, including Giotto, Brunelleschi, Mantegna, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian. This Modern Library edition, abridged from the original text with notes drawn from earlier commentaries, as well as current research, reminds us why The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects is indispensable to any student interested in Renaissance art.

Packed with facts, attributions, and entertaining anecdotes about his contemporaries, Giorgio 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.About the Series:For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.

'In this painting of Leonardo's there was a smile so pleasing that it seemed divine rather than human.'Often called "the first art historian", Vasari writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists.Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe. Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions. Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574). Vasari's works available in Penguin Classics are Lives of the Artists Volume I and Volume II.

Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi's crucifix; and Michelangelo's painstaking work on the Sistine Chapel, harassed by the impatient Pope Julius II. The Lives also convey much about Vasari himself and his outstanding abilities as a critic inspired by his passion for art.

An instant success upon its publication in the mid-16th century, Giorgio Vasari's Lives of the Artists remains one of the principal resources for study of the art and artists of the Italian Renaissance. Nothing of the scope and magnitude of this work had ever been conceived; the first complete history of modern art, it is widely regarded as the most influential art history book ever written.The Lives' colorful and detailed portraits of the most representative figures of Italian painting and sculpture trace the flowering of the Renaissance across three centuries. This single-volume edition of selections from Vasari's immense work features eight of the book's most noteworthy Giotto, Masaccio, Fra Filippo Lippi, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Titian. It also includes an introduction, notes, and glossary; as well as woodcut portraits of each artist by Vasari himself. Students, teachers, and art enthusiasts will find this convenient edition an indispensable resource.

In his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Vasari demonstrated a literary talent that outshone even his outstanding abilities as a painter and architect. Through character sketches and anecdotes he depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint; Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants; and his friend Francesco Salviati, whose biography also tells us much about Vasari's own early career. Vasari's original and soaring vision plus his acute aesthetic judgements have made him one of the most influential art historians of all time.

"Handsome printing with 120 full-color plates and 127 black and white illustrations. Vasari is recognized as the first historian of art and an important Florentine painter and architect of the sixteenth century. With an ear for gossip, Vasari recorded for posterity the particulars of their lives while giving early expression to the worlds lasting admiration for their genius."

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Raphael was for centuries considered the greatest artist who ever lived. Much of what we know about him comes from this biography, written by Florentine painter Giorgio Vasari. The Life of Raphael is a key text not only for the appreciation of Raphael’s art—whose development Vasari portrays in detail—but also for its unprecedented attention to theoretical issues. This stand-alone edition of The Life of Raphael, published to coincide with a major exhibition of the artist's paintings and drawings at England's National Gallery, illuminates the entire span of Raphael’s astonishing art.

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Леонардо, Рафаело, Микеланджело. Животът на трима велики представители на италианския Ренесанс през погледа на Джорджо Вазари – техен съвременник, автор на голям трактат под надслов "Животописи на велики художници, скулптори и архитекти". Илюстрациите към книгата носят наслада за очите и душата, а текстът на Вазари ни потапя във времето, в което тези трима майстори са създавали творбите си, показвайки ни вечно търсещия дух и гения на Леонардо, стремежа към слава, богатство и любов на изтънчения Рафаело, перфекционизма и трудолюбието на Микеланджело. Три прекрасни фрагмента от пъстрата мозайка на една епоха, на която можем да се насладим благодарение на животописеца Вазари.

Cofanetto in due volumi.La prima delle due edizioni delle Vite - quella che si presenta - era comparsa a Firenze nel 1550: ed era una stesura del libro più tesa e intensa rispetto alla successiva, edita diciotto anni dopo, dove Vasari molto aggiunge ed integra, ma anche spegne e banalizza. Per chi voglia aggiungere informazioni alle sue conoscenze e verificare ipotesi critiche non resta che ricordare, nei "Saggi" Einaudi, gli importanti Studi universitari, di Paola Barocchi. Per chi ricordi la magistrale ricostruzione moderna di Jacob Burckhardt della civiltà rinascimentale, sarà utile guida, anche per Vasari e la cultura moderna, il libro di Maurizio Ghelardi, La scoperta del Rinascimento.

Esta biografía de Miguel Ángel Buonarroti formó parte de un vasto proyecto: Las Vidas de los más ilustres arquitectos, pintores y escultores italianos, desde Cimbaue hasta nuestros tiempos, libro que elevó a Vasari a la consideraciónde padre de la historia del arte. En su Miguel Ángel, con estilo ameno y profundo, Vasari no

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Още една поредица от десет блестящи майстори на изкуството, предложени от Вазари в неговите „Животописи“. Плеяда от зашеметяващи творци, принудили преводача да провокира мисленето ни със сполучливото заглавие към предисловието, приканващо ни на лов за великани и лилипути. Но въпросът за големите и малките в изкуството стои не от вчера. И въпреки това, ако ние считаме за лилипути фигури като Чимабуе, който пръв в Италия се опитва да разчупи византийския канон в живописта и показва ново отношение, чувствата и емоциите на човека; Мазачо, който се старае да изобразява реалистично фигурите без скованост и прекалена натруфеност; Филипо Брунелески, първия архитект на модерността, наред с всичко открил и перспективата, създал прекрасни произведения на архитектурата и скулптурата, и Сандро Ботичели с неговите стенописи в Сикстинската капела, картините „Поклонение на влъхвите“, „Пролет“ и „Раждането на Венера“, с великолепните пейзажи и картини в библейската и митологическата живопис, ако ние, повтарям, ги считаме за второкласни творци, тогава още нищо не сме разбрали от ренесансовото изкуство и продължаваме да тънем в блатото на невежеството.Така че не великани и лилипути, а Великани и Великани са реално всички тези изящни майстори, положили основите на новата за времето си културна парадигма, наречена Ренесанс, променила представата за изкуство и култура не само в Европа, но и в света.Сава Славчев

Premier ouvrage d'historiographie artistique de l'Occident moderne, les Vies des peintres en demeurent un de ses chefs d'uvre. Depuis cinq siècles, il contribue à la séduction persistante du goût occidental pour la Renaissance italienne, toscane en particulier. Suivant une pratique littéraire traditionnelle, le recueil se compose dune suite de biographies : il commence au 13e siècle avec Cimabue et Giotto, étudie tous les grands peintres, architectes et sculpteurs de la Renaissance, Masaccio, Fra Angelico, Botticelli, Léonard de Vinci, Raphaël, Bramante, et apporte une mine dinformation sur la vie de ses grands contemporains, Michel-Ange et Titien. Ecrites dans un style alerte, émaillées de multiples anecdotes, ces Vies sont encore aujourdhui linstrument idéal pour connaître la Renaissance artistique italienne et faire revivre les grandes personnalités qui lont forgée. Léopold Leclanché publia à Paris en 1841-1842 la première traduction française dont l'essentiel est repris dans ce volume, accompagné d'un léger appareil de notes qui aide à identifier les oeuvres survivantes. Louvrage est présenté et la traduction révisée par Véronique Gerard Powell, qui enseigne lhistoire de lart à luniversité de Paris IV.

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Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi's crucifix; and Michelangelo's painstaking work on the Sistine Chapel, harassed by the impatient Pope Julius II. The Lives also convey much about Vasari himself and his outstanding abilities as a critic inspired by his passion for art.

Vasari, prolífico pintor y genial arquitecto de la segunda mitad del siglo XVI, en sus Vidas de los más excelentes pintores, escultores y arquitectos desgrana juicios y pareceres sobre artistas como Giotto, Masaccio, Ghirlandaio, Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci o Miguel Ángel, entre otros. Elogia la belleza de los paños, la habilidad de los escorzos, la justeza de la perspectiva; celebra las actitudes inesperadas, los movimientos captados al vuelo en la observación del mundo real; y nos regala con esa amenidad del curioso que ante todo se asombra, que con todo se deleita, entrecortando su adquisición sobre arte con vibrantes cuadros costumbristas de la intimidad de sus héroes.

Florentine Sculptor and Architect Filippo Brunelleschi(Born 1377 – Died 1446.)Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, and Architectsby Giorgio VasariIn six volumes translated by Mrs. Jonathan Foster George Bell and Sons, 1886

Wielotomowe dzieło Giorgia Vasariego przedstawia w obszerny sposób życie i twórczość najwybitniejszych artystów epoki renesansu.Tom 1 - Jan Cimabue, Arnolfo di Cambio, Mikołaj i Jan Pisanowie, Andrzej Tafi, Gaddo Gaddi, Margaritone, Giotto, Augustyn i Anioł, Stefan i Ugolino, Piotr Laurati, Andrzej Pisano, Buonamico Buffalmacco, Ambroży Lorenzetti, Piotr Cavallini, Simon Martini i Lippo Memmi, Tadeusz Gaddi, Andrzej Orcagna, Tomasz Giottino, Jan dal Ponte, Anioł Gaddi, Berna, Duccio, Antoni Wenecjanin, Jakub z Casentino, Spinello Aretino, Gerard Starnina, Lippo, ojciec Wawrzyniec, Tadesz Bartoli, Wawrzyniec Bicci

Λεονάρντο ντα Βίντσι ~ Ραφαήλ από το Ουρμπίνο ~ Μιχαήλ Άγγελος ΜπουοναρότιΤα μελετήματά του για τους καλλιτέχνες της Αναγέννησης, ο Τζόρτζιο Βαζάρι (1511-1574) εκπτυχώνει, με θαυμαστή ενάργεια, στιγμές από τα νεανικά τους χρόνια, καταγράφει τις επιδράσεις που δέχτηκαν, ιστορεί τα ταξίδια και τις περιπέτειές τους.Λαμπρός ζωγράφος και αρχιτέκτονας ο ίδιος, χρησιμοποιεί τώρα την πένα του για να εκθειάσει τη χάρη και τη μεγαλοφυΐα του Λεονάρντο ντα Βίντσι, να μιλήσει για τη θυελλώδη διαμάχη ανάμεσα στον Λεονάρντο και τον Μιχαήλ Άγγελο, και να παρουσιάσει τη συγκλονιστική αλλαγή στο στυλ του Ραφαήλ αφότου μελέτησε τα αριστουργήματα των δασκάλων από τη Φλωρεντία.

An Italian Mannerist architect and painter, Giorgio Vasari was acquainted with many of the most famous artists of his day. He is best-known today for his biographies of artists including Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian, and Giotto. This recording is read with clarity and authority by Neville Jason.

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Born Jacopo Comin, Tintoretto (ca. 1519–1594) was one of the great painters of the late Renaissance. This book presents the first biographies of Tintoretto, by Giorgio Vasari and Carlo Ridolfi, as well as accounts from individuals who knew the artist personally. This volume also includes a translation of the marginal notes El Greco wrote in his copy of Vasari’s Life of Tintoretto , which have never before been published.

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This edition • A new English translation• Parallel Italian and English texts• Afterword & Translator's NotesGiotto was a Tuscan painter and architect who lived between 1266 and 1337. He is considered the first great artist of the Italian Renaissance, the cultural movement spanning the centuries when Europe emerged from the Middle Ages. This Life of Giotto is taken from the Lives of the Artists published by Giorgio Vasari in 1568. Our unique parallel text presents the original Italian on the left page, the English translation on the right, with sentences and paragraphs aligned for easy reading and reference. Parallel texts of this kind are a very valuable learning resource, as they make the foreign language content immediately comprehensible.