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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Lives of the Artists Volume 2by: Giorgio Vasari  List Price: $14.00 Amazon.com's Price: $11.90 You Save: $2.10 (15%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 709.45 EAN: 9780140444605 ISBN: 0140444602 Label: Penguin Classics Manufacturer: Penguin Classics Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: February 02, 1988 Publisher: Penguin Classics Studio: Penguin Classics Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: 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 judgments have made him one of the most influential art historians of all time. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - This is a cool bookAmazing to read a book written in the 1500's, by a guy who personally knew Michelangeo, Da Vinci and other of the world's greatest artists. He gives first hand accounts of some very cool experiences. I love this book! It's unlike anything I've read before. It's the world's first "art history" book. Rating: - Giorgio Vasari - Lives of the Artists Volume OneA good introduction to Medieval, Renaissance, and Mannerist artists written by someone who lived around their time and had actual contact with some of the artists, as well as personal painting experience. He is, however, colored by his personal relationships with the artists, hyperbolic, and constrained by the Zeitgeist of the era. In exploring the relationships of artist and patron he is able to shed light on their social situation and the constant struggle of the elevation of the art of painting ... Read More Rating:  - The Pillars of ArtNo artist, or aspiring artist, should go without this book. While it is sometimes exhausting to read through the author's detailed coverage of the works of each featured artist, it should be considered mandatory reading for artists and art historians -- so that all can see the pillars of art on which civilization is built. The author covers both the works and the private lives of the artists, although I would have personally prefered more emphasis on the personal lives. It would also be very nice ... Read More Rating: - Outstanding!!!!My daughter took Art History and loved this book. She kept it and insisted I buy her a copy so her teacher could have the new ones. Rating: - A must for any art historianThis book was a text for a grad school seminar I had. After nearly 500 years, Vasari remains the best "eyewitness" to the lives and works of his contemporary artists. Although he does take some liberties, such as trying to fit many artists into the traditional hero mold of child prodigy/discovered by master/quickly surpasses master, he also gives us a glimpse into the glorious time that shaped so many artistic geniuses. 
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