Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 8: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects Vol 8, 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 8 by Giorgio Vasari. (Translated by Gaston du C. de Vere.) Read in English by Rita Boutros 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 8
• Author credits: Giorgio Vasari
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 22
• Listed recording duration: 12:12:48

Catalogue topics

• art
• renaissance
• Florence
• architecture

Track guide

1. 01 - Life of Bastiano Da San Gallo, Called Aristotile, Painter and Sculptor of Florence, part 1 — 29:23
2. 02 - Life of Bastiano Da San Gallo, Called Aristotile, Painter and Sculptor of Florence, part 2 — 26:31
3. 03 - Lives of Benvenuto Garofalo and Girolamo Da Carpi, Painters of Ferrara, and of Other Lombards, part 1 — 42:29
4. 04 - Lives of Benvenuto Garofalo and Girolamo Da Carpi, Painters of Ferrara, and of Other Lombards, part 2 — 26:42
5. 05 - Lives of Benvenuto Garofalo and Girolamo Da Carpi, Painters of Ferrara, and of Other Lombards, part 3 — 20:04
6. 06 - Lives of Benvenuto Garofalo and Girolamo Da Carpi, Painters of Ferrara, and of Other Lombards, part 4 — 20:35
7. 07 - Lives of Ridolfo, David, and Benedetto Ghirlandajo Painters of Florence — 33:04
8. 08 - Life of Giovanni Da Udine, Painter — 39:51
9. 09 - Life of Battista Franco, Painter of Venice, part 1 — 32:49
10. 10 - Life of Battista Franco, Painter of Venice, part 2 — 28:48
11. 11 - Life of Giovan Francesco Rustici, Sculptor and Architect of Florence, part 1 — 24:43
12. 12 - Life of Giovan Francesco Rustici, Sculptor and Architect of Florence, part 2 — 32:09
13. 13 - Life of Fra Giovanni Agnolo Montorsoli, Sculptor, part 1 — 40:14
14. 14 - Life of Fra Giovanni Agnolo Montorsoli, Sculptor, part 2 — 36:53
15. 15 - Life of Francesco Salviati, Painter of Florence, part 1 — 34:39
16. 16 - Life of Francesco Salviati, Painter of Florence, part 2 — 36:51
17. 17 - Life of Francesco Salviati, Painter of Florence, part 3 — 34:47
18. 18 - Life of Daniello Ricciarelli, Painter and Sculptor of Volterra — 46:12
19. 19 - Life of Taddeo Zucchero, Painter of Sant'agnolo In Vado, part 1 — 28:05
20. 20 - Life of Taddeo Zucchero, Painter of Sant'agnolo In Vado, part 2 — 27:48
21. 21 - Life of Taddeo Zucchero, Painter of Sant'agnolo In Vado, part 3 — 39:22
22. 22 - Life of Taddeo Zucchero, Painter of Sant'agnolo In Vado, part 4 — 50:49

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