Famous painter, sculptor, architect.

Author: Vasari
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Publication Date: 2004-07-01
Features: This is one of the earliest treatises on art written by an outstanding artist, serving as a primary source for the art of the Italian Renaissance. The book records the lives and achievements of thirty-three influential Renaissance artists from Italy who shaped the course of art history. As the author himself stated, through diligent research into the birthplaces and life stories of the masters, and by painstakingly collecting, verifying, and documenting the causes and effects of significant artistic events during that period, he has made it possible for us to have a documented history of art today. Here, the stories within art and the art within stories are vividly presented. With rich and delicate emotions and elegant yet simple prose, the author revives the ancient masters and enriches the history of art today.