Vasari's Florence: Artists and Literati at the Medicean Court - Hardcover
This book explores the multi-faceted career of Giorgio Vasari--painter, architect, artistic impresario, collector and biographer. The essays examine Vasari's working relationship with his advisor, Vincenzo Borghini, from the decoration of the Sala Regia at the Vatican to the master's last and greatest challenge, the cupola of Florence cathedral. Drawing on recently discovered documentary sources from the Vasari family archive,Vasari's Florence puts into new perspective the historiographical and artistic achievements of this pivotal Renaissance artist.
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'...these essays are lucid and readable, and provide insight into a remarkably complex artistic scene.' Robert Birbeck, uilding Design
'... can be recommended to any reader with an interest, not only in Vasari himself, but in the Medici grand ducal ambience of the mid-sixteenth century.' Brian Tovey, The Art Newspaper
'The essays in this volume have much to say about Vasari's originality and profundity as thinker and artist. They are a valuable contribution to our understanding of a perennially fascinating figure.' Burlington Magazine
'The essays in this volume have much to say about Vasari's originally and profundity as thinker and artist. They are a valuable contribution to our understanding of a perennially fascinating figure.' Burlington Magazine
'... can be recommended to any reader with an interest, not only in Vasari himself, but in the Medici grand ducal ambience of the mid-sixteenth century.' Brian Tovey, The Art Newspaper
'The essays in this volume have much to say about Vasari's originality and profundity as thinker and artist. They are a valuable contribution to our understanding of a perennially fascinating figure.' Burlington Magazine
'The essays in this volume have much to say about Vasari's originally and profundity as thinker and artist. They are a valuable contribution to our understanding of a perennially fascinating figure.' Burlington Magazine
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- PublisherCambridge University Press
- Publication date1998
- ISBN 10 0521580889
- ISBN 13 9780521580885
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages336
- EditorJacks Philip
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