Giorgio vasari biography artists 1550
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Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
16th-century book by Giorgio Vasari
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Title page of the 1568 edition of Le Vite | |
| Author | Giorgio Vasari |
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| Original title | Le Vite de più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri |
| Translator | Eliza Foster |
| Language | Italian |
| Subject | Artist biographies |
| Publisher | Torrentino (1550), Giunti (1568) |
Publication date | 1550, enlarged and revised in 1568 |
| Publication place | Duchy of Florence |
Published in English | 1850 |
| Pages | 369 (1550), 686 (1568) |
| OCLC | 458416630 |
Dewey Decimal | 709.22 |
| LC Class | N6922 V4924 |
Original text | Le Vite de più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri at Italian Wikisource |
The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Scul
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Medieval Sourcebook:
Giorgio Vasari: Life of Leonardo da Vinci 1550
Giorgio Vasari (1511-1574) wrote about hundreds of artists in his Lives of the Most Eminent Italian Architects, Painters, and Sculptors, which he published first in 1550, and in a revised edition in 1568.
LIFE OF LEONARDO DA VINCI: Painter and Sculptor of Florence
The greatest gifts are often seen, in the course of nature, rained by celestial influences on human creatures; and sometimes, in supernatural fashion, beauty, grace, and talent are united beyond measure in one single person, in a manner that to whatever such an one turns his attention, his every action is so divine, that, surpassing all other men, it makes itself clearly known as a thing bestowed by God (as it is), and not acquired by human art. This was seen by all mankind in Leonardo da Vinci, in whom, besides a beauty of body never sufficiently extolled, there was an infinite grace in all his actions; and so great was his genius, and such
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Giorgio Vasari
Born in Arezzo, Tuscany, in 1511, Giorgio Vasari was a versatile artist. Painter, architect, art collector, writer and historian, Vasari is primarily acknowledged today as the author of The Lives of the Most Celebrated Painters, Sculptors and Architects. A foundational book of art history; it has acted as the prototype for all biographies of artists.
Descended from generations of potters, Vasari received his early artistic training in Arezzo from the painter and stained-glass maker Guillaume de Marcillat. He also acquired basic humanist learning, including Latin. He subsequently moved to Florence where he worked under the painter Andrea Del Sarto and the sculptor Baccio Bandinelli. Vasari had a prolific career in the city, working chiefly for the Medici family, notably for Cosimo I, Grand Duke of Tuscany. He cultivated friendships with many artists, including Michelangelo, who influenced his style.
Vasari travelled extensively, working in Rome, Naples, and his nati