Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 963 Vasari, Giorgio 1511 1574 De Vere, Gaston du C. Vere, Gaston du C. de Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi Reading ease score: 46.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10)" by Giorgio Vasari is a historical account written in the 16th century. This work serves as a comprehensive biographical compendium of significant figures in art, specifically focusing on painters, sculptors, and architects from the Italian Renaissance. Vasari provides rich details about their lives, their contributions to art, and the historical context in which they worked, making it a vital reference for understanding the development of artistic practices during this influential period. The opening of the text introduces readers to the purpose and significance of the work, emphasizing Vasari's intent to preserve the names and achievements of artisans whose talents have contributed to the arts of painting, sculpture, and architecture. Vasari discusses the value of these craftsmen’s contributions not only in terms of artistic output but also their role in elevating the cultural status of Italy. The early sections include dedications that highlight Vasari's reverence for his patrons and predecessors while setting the stage for the detailed biographies that follow, starting with Cimabue and aimed at showcasing the revival of arts that occurred in his time. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Artists -- Italy -- Biography Art, Italian N Text Browsing: Art & Photography Browsing: Biographies 640603 640329 2024-10-11T04:55:32.868273 2023-09-11T08:15:49.628993 text/html text/html 625636 2021-01-03T13:50:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 7085479 2021-01-03T13:50:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 7406298 2024-10-11T04:55:51.601133 application/epub+zip 7392359 2024-10-11T04:55:38.635231 application/epub+zip 284558 2024-10-11T04:55:36.150212 application/epub+zip 7741528 2024-10-11T04:56:00.695193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 7646589 2024-10-11T04:55:48.054181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 396632 2022-09-12T03:38:22.225916 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528233 528023 2024-10-11T04:55:31.026243 2023-09-11T08:15:48.155014 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 527938 2021-01-03T13:50:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 188670 2021-01-03T13:50:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 527991 2021-01-03T13:50:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 188553 2021-01-03T13:50:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21910 2024-10-11T04:56:00.891120 application/rdf+xml 25576 2024-10-11T04:55:36.776214 image/jpeg 4724 2024-10-11T04:55:36.454243 image/jpeg 7287162 2024-10-11T04:55:33.166272 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia