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About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-10
0521580889
ISBN-13
9780521580885
eBay Product ID (ePID)
653486
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Publication Name
Vasari's Florence : Artists and Literati at the Medicean Court
Language
English
Subject
Europe / Italy, General, Artists, Architects, Photographers, European, History / Renaissance
Publication Year
1998
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Art, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
39.3 Oz
Item Length
10.3 in
Item Width
7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
96-046902
Reviews
'…these essays are lucid and readable, and provide insight into a remarkably complex artistic scene.' Robert Birbeck, uilding Design, ‘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, ‘… 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, '... 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, '...these essays are lucid and readable, and provide insight into a remarkably complex artistic scene.' Robert Birbeck,Building Design, '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, ‘…these essays are lucid and readable, and provide insight into a remarkably complex artistic scene.’Robert Birbeck,Building Design
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
709/.2
Table Of Content
Part I. The Biographical Genre: Giorgio Vasari and the paragons of art John Shearman; The trick of art Paul Barolsky; Representation misrepresentation and non-representation: Vasari and his competitors Elizabeth Pilliod; Part II. Artists and Literati at Court: Sprezzatura patronage and fate: Benvenuto Cellini and the world of words Paulo L. Rossi; Vasari on the practical David Cast; Part III. Vasari Collezionista: The Formation of an Artist and Connoisseur: Modes and models in Vasari's early drawing oeuvre Florian Harb; Vasari's attitude toward collecting Catherine Monbeig Goguel; The Vasari art collection Creighton Gilbert; Giorgio Vasari's collection of paintings: its provenance and its fate Alessandro Cecchi; Part IV. Istoria and the Representation of History: The Sala Grande in the Palazzo Vecchio and the precedence controversy between Florence and Ferrara Robert Williams; Vasari's painting of the Terzo Cerchio in the Palazzo Vecchio: a reconstruction of Medieval Florence Rick Scorza; Circles of sovereignty: the Tondi of the Sala Grande in the Palazzo Vecchio and the Medici Crown Henk Th. Van Veen; Papal history and historical Invenzione: Vasari's frescoes in the Sala Regia Jan L. De Jong; Vasari's last paintings: the cupola of Florence cathedral Cristina Acidini Luchinat.
Synopsis
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, Vasari's Florence explores the multi-faceted career of Giorgio Vasari - painter, architect, artistic impresario, collector and author of Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, a text that stands at the foundation of art historical writing up to the present. The essays in this volume examine Vasari's working relationship with his advisor, Vincenzo Borghini, from the decoration of the Palazzo Vecchio and the Sala Regia at the Vatican, to the master's last and greatest challenge, the Cupola of Florence cathedral. Also offered are new insights into Vasari's writings - how Vasari constructed the Lives of his contemporaries to suit his objectives as an artist in his own right, and how his views have conditioned our understanding of Renaissance art. 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., This book explores the multi-faceted career of Giorgio Vasari - painter, architect, artistic impresario, collector and biographer. Draws on recently discovered documentary sources from the Vasari family archive.
LC Classification Number
N6923.V32 V37 1998
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