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Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 06 (of 10)

by Giorgio Vasari (1511–1574)

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"Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 06 (of 10)" by Giorgio Vasari is a series of artist biographies first published in 1550. This groundbreaking work established art history as a genre, chronicling the lives and techniques of Renaissance masters through biographical sketches interspersed with gossip and memorable anecdotes. Though criticized for favoring Florentine artists and occasionally mixing fact with legend, Vasari's vivid portraits of creative genius remain influential, offering intimate glimpses into the world of Italian Renaissance art and the personalities who shaped it.

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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

FRA GIOCONDO, LIBERALE, AND OTHERS 1

FRANCESCO GRANACCI [IL GRANACCIO] 55

BACCIO D' AGNOLO 63

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Contents

  1. Volume VI: Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi 1913
  2. Page
  3. Plates in Monochrome
  4. Fra Giocondo, Liberale, and Other Craftsmen of Verona
  5. Footnote
  6. Painter of Florence
  7. Architect of Florence
  8. Marc' Antonio Bolognese and Other Engravers of Prints
  9. Footnote
  10. Architect of Florence
  11. Painter of Florence
  12. Painter and Master of Casting

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This free edition of Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 06 (of 10) by Giorgio Vasari comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #28422, 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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