The Literary Legacy of Giorgio Vasari in 17th Century Rome - Ismène Cotensin
Academic work
The genre of artist biography established by Giorgio Vasari in Vite de' più eccellenti architetti, pittori, e scultori italiani… (1550) tested by three 17th century Roman biographers, Giovanni Baglione, Giovanni Battista Passeri and Giovanni Pietro Bellori: evolution of a genre, which gradually tends towards a history of the arts rather than a history of artists.
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Digital book
ISBN 978-2-313-00392-3Ebook (PDF) - 448 p. (2012)
Paper book
ISBN 978-2-313-00394-7Paper book - 446 p. (2012)
