1896 Vasari Lives of Painters da Vinci Michelangelo ART Painting Architecture 4v



Giorgio Vasari’s most important work, “Lives of the most Eminent Painters”, deals with the history of painters, predominantly Italian, from as early as the 14th-century. According to some scholars, this book is considered, “the most famous, and most-read work of the older literature of art” (Gombrich). Artists covered in this work include, Leonardo da Vinci, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, and Titian. While none of their art is depicted in illustrations, Vasari uses description language to show the various aspects of Italian art.



This beautiful, 1896 edition was part of a special, limited edition print run. This example is numbered no. 45 of 500.



Item number: #4969

Price: $499



VASARI, Giorgio



Lives of seventy of the most eminent painters, sculptors and architects;



New York : C. Scribner's Sons, 1896. First edition.



Details:

Collation: Complete with all pages

4 volumes

lxxii, 336

vi, 407

416

442

References: Gombrich, Story of Art;

Language: English

Binding: Cloth hardcover; tight and secure

Size: ~10in X 7in (25cm x 17.5cm)



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