The Lives of the Artists by Giorgio Vasari

The Lives of the Artists

Giorgio Vasari

844 pages first pub 1993 (editions) user-added

nonfiction art biography history adventurous reflective slow-paced
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A painter and architect in his own right, Giorgio Vasari (1511-74) achieved immortality for this book on the lives of his fellow Renaissance artists, first published in Florence in 1550. Although he based his work on a long tradition of biographic...

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informative 60%
challenging 40%
funny 40%
relaxing 40%
adventurous 20%
inspiring 20%
lighthearted 20%
reflective 20%

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medium 25%

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