Description
| Product ID: | 9780140444605 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Lives of the Artists |
| Title: | Lives of the Artists |
| Authors: | Author: Giorgio Vasari, George Bull |
| Page Count: | 400 |
| Subjects: | Paintings and painting, Painting & paintings, Individual artists, art monographs, Biography: general, Individual artists, art monographs, Biography: general |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Through character sketches and anecdotes the author depicts Piero di Cosimo shut away in his derelict house, living only to paint, and Giulio Romano's startling painting of Jove striking down the giants. In his Lives of the Artists of the Italian Renaissance, Vasari demonstrated a literary talent that outshone even his outstanding abilities as a painter and architect. |
| Imprint Name: | Penguin Classics |
| Publisher Name: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1987-08-27 |