"Translation and editorial material 1991"--Title page verso.
Through character sketches and anecdotes the author depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint, and Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants.
Beginning with Cimabue and Giotto in the thirteenth century, this work traces the development of Italian art across three centuries to the golden epoch of Leonardo and Michelangelo.... Læs mere
This book presents the most important early texts about Tintoretto, some for the first time in English.
Contemporary assessments of the life and art of Bellini, including his wayward correspondence with the great Duchess of Ferrara.
This title presents the three most important early biographies of Veronese, one never before translated.
Often called "the first art historian", the author writes with delight on the lives of Leonardo and other celebrated Renaissance artists.
A key text not only for the appreciation of Raphael's own art but also for its unprecedented attention to theoretical issues.
One of the principal resources for study of Italian Renaissance art and artists, Vasari's Lives offers colorful, detailed portraits of the era's most representative figures. This single-volume edition spotlights 8 prominent artists.