The Life of Raphael

Lives of the Artists

by Giorgio Vasari, Paul Joannides (Translation), Rick Scorza (Translation)

A new translation of Giorgio Vasari’s Life of Raphael , fully illustrated, that presents Vasari’s appealing narrative with new precision. Giorgio Vasari’s The Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, written in 1550 and 1568, is a classic text of cultural history. This monumental assembly of artists’ lives from Giotto to Michelangelo paints a vivid picture of the progression of art in the hands of individual masters. This illustrated stand-alone edition of Vasari’s Life of Raphael offers a new translation of this rich and remarkable life, elegantly rendering Vasari’s literary text in modern terms. A work of authoritative skill and precision, this new translation preserves Vasari’s exciting narrative, alongside beautifully reproduced color illustrations. Editors Paul Joannides and Rick Scorza bring together the original and expanded Italian editions from 1550 and 1568 with succinct commentary drawing upon their expert knowledge of Raphael’s career. This fascinating and accessible read is published in the five hundredth anniversary year of Raphael’s death. 80 color illustrations

Genres: Art, Art History, Biography

224 pages, Hardcover

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…