Giorgio Vasari's "Prefaces" - Art and Theory- With a foreword by Wolfram Prinz (Paperback, New edition)

Giorgio Vasari's Prefaces: Art and Theory provides students and scholars alike with the opportunity to study and understand the art, theory, and visual culture of Giorgio Vasari and sixteenth century Italy. For the first time all of Vasari's Prefaces from the Lives of the Artists (1568) are included translated into English as well as in the original Italian. Also included is an English translation of Giovanni Battista Adriani's letter to Giorgio Vasari enlightening Vasari on the art of the ancient masters. Through the eyes of Vasari, this book captures the creative achievements of his fellow artists - how they adopt nature and the classical tradition as their muses and how they ingeniously interpret the secular and religious themes of the past and present. Vasari himself is lauded for the transformation of the artist from one of being a mere laborer to one who imbues his work with intellectual depth and is recognized as a creator of beautiful visual myths.

General

Imprint:	Peter Lang Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	February 2012
First published:	2012
Authors:	Liana De Girolami Cheney
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	333
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-4331-0799-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > The arts: general issues > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > Classical, early & medieval Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > 1400 to 1600 > Renaissance art > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1500 to 1750 Promotions
LSN:	1-4331-0799-6
Barcode:	9781433107993

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