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OverviewA striking account of Vasari's career, friendships, and contribution to the art of the Italian Renaissance Vasari's Lives of the Most Excellent Architects, Painters, and Sculptors, first published in 1550, fixed for three hundred years general European views about the art of the Renaissance, and its influence still lingers today. While much has been written about Vasari's writings, comparatively few full-length studies have dealt with the man himself. In this book, T.S.R. Boase offers a compelling account of Vasari's life and career. At the same time, Boase explores Vasari's ideas about the art and artists he described in the two editions of his Lives, placing these reflections in their contemporary context and later developments in art history and criticism. The result is an important appraisal of Vasari's achievement, which despite its imperfections is without parallel in the history of Western art. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Thomas Sherrer Ross BoasePublisher: Princeton University Press Imprint: Princeton University Press ISBN: 9780691252216ISBN 10: 0691252211 Pages: 392 Publication Date: 15 August 2023 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationT.S.R. Boase (18981974) was an eminent art historian and the author of many books. Over a long and distinguished career, he served as director of the Courtauld Institute, vice-chancellor of the University of Oxford, and president of Magdalen College, Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |