Life Stories of Artists

"In the natural course of events, many people are born with various striking qualities and talents. But from time to time, in a way that transcends nature, God grants so wonderful and abundant beauty, grace and talent to a single person that he leaves other people far behind, all his actions He seems to have been inspired by God, in fact, everything he did came directly from God rather than human skill. It was accepted by everyone that what I said was valid for Leonardo da Vinci..."

When Giorgio Vasari published the life stories of the major artists of the Italian Renaissance, he also laid the foundations of the discipline of art history. The biographical method used by Vasari pioneered and set a model for art history writing for centuries. This comprehensive selection from Artists' Life Stories, which was first published in the 16th century and described as the first art history book, tells the birth and development of the Renaissance through the lives and works of the main artists of the period. Vasari, ranging from Cimabue and Giotto to perspective theorists such as Alberti and great masters such as Raffaello, Leonardo and Michelangelo, who represent the peak of Renaissance art, gives extremely detailed information about their works as well as interesting anecdotes about the artists.

A colorful journey into the past that extends to cities such as Florence, Rome and Venice that witnessed the Italian Renaissance, the secrets of architectural and pictorial masterpieces, the world of the Medici family, and the sources of inspiration of artists...
(From the Promotional Bulletin)



Number of Pages: 390

Year of Printing: 2016


Language: Turkish
Publisher: Sel Publishing

First Printing Year: 2013

Number of Pages: 390

Language Turkish