Great Masters: Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Titian (Library of great masters)

Vasari, Giorgio

ISBN 10: 0883633027 / ISBN 13: 9780883633021

Published by Hugh Lauter Levin Associates, 1986

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned. Seller Inventory # wbs7274786160

Synopsis:

Michelangelo often slept in his clothes. Leonardo loved and kept horses. Vasari's famous Lives of the Artists (1550), which helped to establish the reputations of many Renaissance masters, is readable today chiefly for its lively gossip. From his multi-volume opus, six bios are reprinted here: the lives of Giotto, Botticelli, da Vinci, Raphael, Michelangelo and Titian. Although de Vere's 1912 text may not be a translation for our time, it is serviceable enough despite its antiquated flavor. Interwoven with the narratives are superb color reproductions of little-known and familiar works by each artist, pictures by their contemporaries, color gatefolds and marginal annotations. This sumptuous, oversized album gives the reader a sense of how these Renaissance geniuses burst upon the world with their prodigious visions. Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Great Masters: Giotto, Botticelli, Leonardo,...
Publisher: Hugh Lauter Levin Associates
Publication Date: 1986
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good