The Life of Raphael

Lives of the Artists

by Giorgio Vasari

Raphael was for centuries considered the greatest artist who ever lived. Much of what we know about him comes from this biography, written by Florentine painter Giorgio Vasari. The Life of Raphael is a key text not only for the appreciation of Raphael’s art—whose development Vasari portrays in detail—but also for its unprecedented attention to theoretical issues. This stand-alone edition of The Life of Raphael, published to coincide with a major exhibition of the artist's paintings and drawings at England's National Gallery, illuminates the entire span of Raphael’s astonishing art.

Genres: Art, Art History

96 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2004

About the author

Giorgio Vasari was an Italian painter and architect, known for his famous biographies of Italian artists.

Reviews

[Petra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Veľmi pekné vydanie Vasariho textu o maliarovi Rafaelovi. Text je doplnený obrázkami diel, o ktorých sa v texte hovorí, vďaka čomu sa dá Rafaelove umenie skúmať bez nutnosti hľadania diel na internete. Výborné.

[Jose Barrios P. · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, great to have an idea about Rafael work, the different periods, influences. Written in 1568 do the way it is presented is according to the century it was written and also the author was an art history so has plenty of details about the artwork.

[lulu · Rating 3 out of 5]

it’s interesting to read about the way vasari describes him and how the time of writing reflects in the way raphael is seen. now i have to start writing my paper about this piece…