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Introduction to Giorgio Vasari, the biographer of the Renaissance.
When was the Renaissance? The art revolution and the advances in culture and science occurred between the 14th and 17th centuries. In this time there were leaps in technological advances. The Renaissance brought about the submarine, the mechanical clock, the printing press, and eyeglasses. Philosophically, the idea of Humanism put the locus of control in the hands of individuals in contrast to the belief in blind faith.
Giorgio Vasari’s work was considered “some of the Italian Renaissance’s most influential writing on art.” (Art Documentation, Vol 11 # 1, 1992). Vasari profiled roughly 160 artists in his writings, including Renaissance heavy hitters, including:
- Leonardo da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Botticelli
- Raphael
- Donatello, and
- Filippo Brunelleschi.
Enjoy the beauty of the Renaissance through our extensive collection at the Worcester Public Library. For example:
709.2 VASARI 2006
709.2 ROWLAND
709.2 FORCELLINO
759.5 ISAACSON
709.2 ISBOUTS
709.45511 TESTA
DVD 730 DONATELLO
726.6 B894zk
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