Le Vite de' Piv Eccellenti Pittori Scultori et Architettori...
Medium
Woodcut illlustrations
Dimensions
Vol. 1: 9 13/16 × 6 7/8 × 1 11/16 in. (25 × 17.5 × 4.3 cm) Vol. 2: 9 13/16 × 6 7/8 × 1 3/16 in. (25 × 17.5 × 3 cm) Vol. 3: 10 1/16 × 6 7/8 × 1 15/16 in. (25.5 × 17.5 × 4.9 cm)
Classification
Books
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929
Accession Number
29.76.1–.3
Tags
About the Artist
Giorgio Vasari|Heirs of Filippo da Giunta · 1511–1574
Vasari was a productive court artist and architect in Florence during the first half of the 16th century, with his primary patrons being Alessandro and Ippolito de' Medici, until 1537 with the death of Alessandro. However, he is most well known for his book "Le vite de' più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori Italiani," which was first published in 1550, and once again in 1568 in an expand...