Vasari's words: the 'lives of the artists' as a history of ideas in the italian renaissance
Auteur :
Biow, Douglas
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781108472050
Date de publication :
18 oct. 2018
Dimensions :
23,5 x 15,7 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
560 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book explores through keywords how Vasari's Lives is designed to address from beginning to end a variety of compelling ideas circulating in Renaissance Italy. Written in an entertaining, down-to-earth manner for specialists and non-specialists, it places the Lives within the context of the modern discipline of intellectual history.