Fra Giocondo to Niccolo Soggi Vasari, Giorgio 1511-1574 creator De Vere, Gaston du C. 1882?-1955 text utu 2009 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Lives of the most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 06 (of 10)" by Giorgio Vasari is a series of artist biographies first published in 1550. This groundbreaking work established art history as a genre, chronicling the lives and techniques of Renaissance masters through biographical sketches interspersed with gossip and memorable anecdotes. Though criticized for favoring Florentine artists and occasionally mixing fact with legend, Vasari's vivid portraits of creative genius remain influential, offering intimate glimpses into the world of Italian Renaissance art and the personalities who shaped it. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lives_of_the_Most_Excellent_Painters,_Sculptors,_and_Architects Release date is 2009-03-27 Produced by Mark C. Orton, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) Original publication data not identified Artists -- Italy -- Biography Art, Italian N Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28422 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/28422 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133640.0 28422