Lives of the Artists: Volume 1

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Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) was born during one of the greatesteras of art, and five centuries later his work gives readers acontemporary window on the Renaissance. In these excerpts from hismassive work, LIVES OF THE PAINTERS, SCULPTORS AND ARCHITECTS, Vasarinot only describes the artists' major works, but shares personalreflections about the men themselves. Narrator Neville Jason, who alsohas chosen and abridged the selections, is skillful with the Italianand clearly shares Vasari's ear for entertaining anecdotes. This ismost obvious in the substantial sections on Brunelleschi andMichelangelo, although some of the selections--there are 40 in all,some only five or six minutes--are too brief to be engaging.D.B. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine


Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian


Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Italian


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Twenty-five artists, including Perugino, Sansovino, Veneziano and Giovanni Pisano.


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