Lives of the Artists (Volume 1)

Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, Vasari traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo. Great men, and their immortal works, are brought vividly to life, as Vasari depicts the young Giotto scratching his first drawings on stone; Donatello gazing at Brunelleschi's crucifix; and Michelangelo's painstaking work on the Sistine Chapel, harassed by the impatient Pope Julius II. The Lives also convey much about Vasari himself and his outstanding abilities as a critic inspired by his passion for art.

COVER: Paperback

CONDITION: Pre-Loved

TYPE OF BOOK: Fiction

SUB-TYPE: Literary Fiction

ISBN: 9780140445008

LANGUAGE: English

SUGGESTED AGE LEVEL: Adult

AUTHOR'S NAME: Giorgio Vasari

NO OF PAGES: 480

PUBLISHER NAME: Published August 27th 1987 by Penguin Classics (first published 1550)