âReaders curious about the making of Renaissance art, its cast of characters and political intrigue, will find much to relish in these pages.â âWall Street Journal
Giorgio Vasari (1511â1574) was a man of many talentsâa sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholarâbut he is best known for Lives of the Artists, which singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. Before Vasariâs extraordinary book, art was considered a technical skill, and artists were mere decorators and craftsmen. It was through Vasariâs visionary writings that Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo came to be regarded as great masters of life as well as art, their creative genius celebrated as a divine gift.
Lauded by Sarah Bakewell as âinsightful, gripping, and thoroughly enjoyable,â The Collector of Lives reveals how one Renaissance scholar completely redefined how we look at art.
The Collector of Lives - Noah Charney & Ingrid Rowland
âReaders curious about the making of Renaissance art, its cast of characters and political intrigue, will find much to relish in these pages.â âWall Street Journal
Giorgio Vasari (1511â1574) was a man of many talentsâa sculptor, painter, architect, writer, and scholarâbut he is best known for Lives of the Artists, which singlehandedly established the canon of Italian Renaissance art. Before Vasariâs extraordinary book, art was considered a technical skill, and artists were mere decorators and craftsmen. It was through Vasariâs visionary writings that Raphael, Leonardo, and Michelangelo came to be regarded as great masters of life as well as art, their creative genius celebrated as a divine gift.
Lauded by Sarah Bakewell as âinsightful, gripping, and thoroughly enjoyable,â The Collector of Lives reveals how one Renaissance scholar completely redefined how we look at art.