Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6, credited to Giorgio Vasari, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6 by Giorgio Vasari. (Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere.) Read in English by Elsie Selwyn; MorganScorpion; Leon Harvey; PhyllisV; Lucretia B.; mariaspin; Yvonne Theodor; Theoden Humphrey; Xiaoyan Arrowsmith; Dick Bourgeois-Doyle The Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, from Cimabue to Our Times (in the original Italian, Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri) is a collection of biographies of Italian artists written by the 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari. The Vite or "Lives" is a valuable witness of the thought about art at the times now known as Renaissance by one of its actors: Vasari is mostly known for being the mind behind the revitalization of the Uffizi, in Florence. The Lives are a fundamental work for art historians. - Summary by Leni

Recording facts

• Recording title: Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 6
• Author credits: Giorgio Vasari
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 23
• Listed recording duration: 10:44:53

Catalogue topics

• biography
• italian art
• painters
• italian renaissance

Track guide

1. 01 - Lives of Fra Giocondo, Liberale, and Other Craftsmen of Verona, part 1 — 19:42
2. 02 - Lives of Fra Giocondo, Liberale, and Other Craftsmen of Verona, part 2 — 25:20
3. 03 - Lives of Fra Giocondo, Liberale, and Other Craftsmen of Verona, part 3 — 17:35
4. 04 - Lives of Fra Giocondo, Liberale, and Other Craftsmen of Verona, part 4 — 29:59
5. 05 - Lives of Fra Giocondo, Liberale, and Other Craftsmen of Verona, part 5 — 27:46
6. 06 - Life of Francesco Granacci (Il Granaccio), Painter of Florence — 11:44
7. 07 - Life of Baccio D' Agnolo, Architect of Florence — 19:09
8. 08 - Lives of Valerio Vicentino, Giovanni Da Castel Bolognese, Matteo Dal Nassaro of Verona, and Other Excellent Engravers of Cameos and Gems — 33:43
9. 09 - Lives of Marc' Antonio Bolognese and of Other Engravers of Prints, part 1 — 17:49
10. 10 - Lives of Marc' Antonio Bolognese and of Other Engravers of Prints, part 2 — 38:24
11. 11 - Lives of Marc' Antonio Bolognese and of Other Engravers of Prints, part 3 — 46:00
12. 12 - Life of Antonio Da San Gallo (The Younger), Architect of Florence, part 1 — 20:50
13. 13 - Life of Antonio Da San Gallo (The Younger), Architect of Florence, part 2 — 28:46
14. 14 - Life of Giulio Romano, Painter, part 1 — 26:36
15. 15 - Life of Giulio Romano, Painter, part 2 — 39:57
16. 16 - Life of Fra Sebastiano Viniziano Del Piombo, Painter — 47:22
17. 17 - Life of Perino Del Vaga, Painter of Florence, part 1 — 27:18
18. 18 - Life of Perino Del Vaga, Painter of Florence, part 2 — 32:09
19. 19 - Life of Perino Del Vaga, Painter of Florence, part 3 — 28:46
20. 20 - Giorgio Vasari to the Craftsmen in Design — 8:59
21. 21 - Life of Domenico Beccafumi of Siena, Painter and Master of Casting — 43:15
22. 22 - Life of Giovanni Antonio Lappoli, Painter of Arezzo — 26:13
23. 23 - Life of Niccolò Soggi, Painter — 27:30

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