Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 8
Author(s): Giorgio Vasari, Gaston Du C. De Vere
Genre(s): Art, Design & Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Narrators: Rita Boutros
Number of Chapters: 22
Length: 12 hours and 12 minutes
Language: English
The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri) is a collection of biographies of Italian artists written by the 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari. The Vite or "Lives" is a valuable witness of the thought about art at the times now known as Renaissance by one of its actors: Vasari is mostly known for being the mind behind the revitalization of the Uffizi, in Florence. The Lives are a fundamental work for art historians. - Summary by Leni