The Lives of the Artists

By: Giorgio Vasari, Julia Conway Bondanella - Translated by, Peter Bondanella - Translated by

Narrated by: James Cameron Stewart

These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance", was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael.

This new translation, specially commissioned for the Oxford World's Classics series, contains 36 of the most important lives. Lives of the Artists is an invaluable classic to add to your collection.

©1991 Julia Conaway Bondanella and Peter Bondanella (translation and editorial material) (P)2019 Tantor

A Giorgio Vasari was a prolific,industrious writer

Indeed Vasari was a prolific,industrious, intelligent ,resourceful writer. He meticulously went through the life of great artists of the renaissance time.

Awesome

How great to have this translation available for easy listening as audiobook! Really enjoyable also for Italian speakers.

ABRIDGED!

Note that this title is abridged, though the description doesn’t say so. Otherwise professional production and good reader.

Ungodly Long and Boring!

The narration was in a monotone that put me to sleep, which was a problem since I listen to these audiobooks while I’m driving. The stories can be very interesting if you focus on a specific artist, and I had to skip through it to listen about artists that were of specific interest to me. The chapter on Michelangelo is over four hours long, and while I learned a lot of new things, it really is tedious to listen to.