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Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10)

by Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574)

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"Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10)" by Giorgio Vasari is a series of artist biographies written in the 16th century. This groundbreaking work is considered the first important book on art history and remains influential today. Vasari chronicles the lives and works of Renaissance masters, interspersing biographical details with colorful anecdotes and gossip. Though criticized for favoring Florentine artists and containing some inaccuracies, these vivid portraits shaped how generations have understood Renaissance art and its creators.

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  • Artists · Italy · Biography
  • Art, Italian

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NEWLY TRANSLATED BY GASTON Du C. DE VERE. WITH FIVE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS: IN TEN VOLUMES

PHILIP LEE WARNER, PUBLISHER TO THE MEDICI SOCIETY, LIMITED 7 GRAFTON ST. LONDON, W. 1912-14

ANDREA DA FIESOLE [ANDREA FERRUCCI], AND OTHERS 1

VINCENZIO DA SAN GIMIGNANO [VINCENZIO TAMAGNI], AND TIMOTEO
DA URBINO [TIMOTEO DELLA VITE] 9

ANDREA DAL MONTE SANSOVINO [ANDREA CONTUCCI] 19

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Contents

  1. Volume V: Andrea Da Fiesole to Lorenzo Lotto 1913
  2. Page
  3. Illustrations to Volume V
  4. Plates in Monochrome
  5. Painter of Florence
  6. Sculptori Laurentio Florentino
  7. A Most Excellent Painter of Florence
  8. Footnote
  9. Painters of Ferrara
  10. Footnote
  11. Painter
  12. Painters
  13. Painter of Florence
  14. Bartolommeo Da Bagnacavallo and Others
  15. Painter of Florence
  16. Of the Craftsmen Mentioned in Volume V

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This free edition of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 05 (of 10) by Giorgio Vasari comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28421, released 2009-03-27. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Biographies, History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750), Art.

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