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Description:“Readers curious about the making of Renaissance art, its cast of characters and political intrigue, will find much to relish in these pages.” — Wall Street JournalGiorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was a man of many talents—a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar—but he is best known for Lives of the Artists , which singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. Before Vasari’s extraordinary book, art was considered a technical skill, and artists were mere decorators and craftsmen. It was through Vasari’s visionary writings that Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo came to be regarded as great masters of life as well as art, their creative genius celebrated as a divine gift.Lauded by Sarah Bakewell as “insightful, gripping, and thoroughly enjoyable,” The Collector of Lives reveals how one Renaissance scholar completely redefined how we look at art.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art. To get started finding The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: “Readers curious about the making of Renaissance art, its cast of characters and political intrigue, will find much to relish in these pages.” — Wall Street JournalGiorgio Vasari (1511–1574) was a man of many talents—a sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholar—but he is best known for Lives of the Artists , which singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. Before Vasari’s extraordinary book, art was considered a technical skill, and artists were mere decorators and craftsmen. It was through Vasari’s visionary writings that Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo came to be regarded as great masters of life as well as art, their creative genius celebrated as a divine gift.Lauded by Sarah Bakewell as “insightful, gripping, and thoroughly enjoyable,” The Collector of Lives reveals how one Renaissance scholar completely redefined how we look at art.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art. To get started finding The Collector of Lives: Giorgio Vasari and the Invention of Art, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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