The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (Modern Library Classics)
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The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (Modern Library Classics) [Vasari, Giorgio, de Vere, Gaston du C., Jacks, Philip] on desertcart.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (Modern Library Classics) Review: Art and the history of artists from the canon - Art History Important reading Enjoy art. Read this Review: History - To anyone disappointed in the way some of the pages look, there is a disclosure in the beginning that states this book is copied over centuries from the original artifact, but that’s part of the charm of reading a copy of original text. As far as the book itself it’s a part of history and a must read for aspiring artists or historians. It’s a window into the past and sparked a movement. It doesn’t get any more interesting than that.
| Best Sellers Rank | #96,118 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #6 in Sculpture Appreciation #80 in Biographies of Artists, Architects & Photographers (Books) #214 in Art History (Books) |
| Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 143 Reviews |
R**N
Art and the history of artists from the canon
Art History Important reading Enjoy art. Read this
M**R
History
To anyone disappointed in the way some of the pages look, there is a disclosure in the beginning that states this book is copied over centuries from the original artifact, but that’s part of the charm of reading a copy of original text. As far as the book itself it’s a part of history and a must read for aspiring artists or historians. It’s a window into the past and sparked a movement. It doesn’t get any more interesting than that.
M**N
Historically important and still relevant
This well known book---filled with "scholarly facts" which may be truth or legend is still very useful for any study of the famous artists of his time.
U**O
Vasari lives is a first hand account of early Italian Reneissance
Beautiful
M**O
A joy to read, and so light!
As I have a beautiful set of two volumes of Giorgio Vasari's "Lives," I was surprised and overjoyed to find this work in a Kindle edition! My hard-bound edition is about five inches thick and several pounds heavy, and the Kindle edition weighs nothing at all (the Kindle itself is only about 11 ozs.) Now, I can read every word of the "Lives" when I'm waiting on line somewhere, or waiting in a doctor's office, etc. It is a wonder that there are such great books available for the Kindle - all my favorites go with me wherever I go (which by now is about a hundred pounds of books) and they weigh nothing in my Kindle! Bravo, Amazon - this is another wonderful success!
B**B
One of my favorites!
This has to be one of the cutest books of all time, provided you love the Renaissance. I try to imagine Vasari speaking some of the lines sometimes and it makes me wonder when the man would have stopped to take a breath. He did take some liberties with some of his stories, as he did not know all of his subjects and got some of the stories second and third hand. But I think this little book is priceless. If you are a Renaissance nut like me, you will love it too.
K**A
Must have for lovers of Italian Renaissance art.
Excellent translation of the original.
F**E
Valuable
Personal collection!
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