Lebensläufe der berühmtesten Maler, Bildhauer und Architekten

Thanks to this well-readable and solidly annotated edition, both art historians and interested laypeople have the most important information about Italy's Renaissance geniuses at their fingertips. In anecdote-rich biographical sketches, the most significant artists of an era that rightfully stands as the pinnacle of European painting and architecture come to life. The "father of art history" vividly recounts the lives and works of Italy's most famous artists, from Cimabue to Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, and Raphael (whose birthday will be celebrated for the 500th time in 2020), all the way to Michelangelo. Vasari's Lives, spanning three centuries, have long secured their place in the history of Italian literature. They serve as both a fascinating collection of sources and narrative masterpieces of high artistic value. What makes this special is that Vasari weaves historical accounts with the means of illustrative fable, thus creating his own biographical genre that is part verified life story and part fiction that goes far beyond. He skillfully presents the masters he portrays through anecdotes and sayings in such a way that the Lives immediately captivate the reader and remain indispensable for art-loving travelers to Italy. Content: Giovanni Cimabue, Nicola and Giovanni Pisano, Giotto, Buonamico Buffalmacco, Simone Martini, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Jacopo della Quercia, Paolo Uccello, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Masaccio, Donatello, Piero della Francesca, Fra Filippo Lippi, Jacopo, Giovanni and Gentile Bellini, Antonio and Piero Pollaiuolo, Sandro Botticelli, Andrea del Verrocchio, Andrea Mantegna, Leonardo da Vinci, Giorgione da Castelfranco, Antonio da Correggio, Bramante, Raphael, Andrea del Sarto, Michelangelo.