Lives Of The Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors, And Architects

Recommended by Ryan Holiday, and 1 others. See all reviews

Ranked #81 in Sculpture

Modern Library 190. 435pp. Abridged from the translation by Gaston DuC. DeVere. Edited with an Introduction by Robert N. Linscott. Covers Giotto, Uccello, Masaccio, Brunelleschi, Botticelli, Leonardo, Raphael, Titian and others. less

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Ryan Holiday AuthorA friend and peer of Michelangelo, Da Vinci, Raphael Titian and all the other great minds of the Renaissance sat down in 1550 and wrote biographical sketches of the people he knew or had influenced him. What I like about this book is that the profiles are not about statesmen or generals but artists. There are so many great lessons about craft and psychology within this book. The best part? It was written by someone who actually knew what he was talking about, not some art snob or critic, but an actual artist and architect of equal stature to the people he was documenting. (Source)


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