Lives of the Most Eminent Painters, Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 1 — Giorgio Vasari
Cimabue to Agnolo Gaddi, by Giorgio Vasari. 01 (of 10) This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org . If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title : Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects, Vol. 01 (of 10) Author : Giorgio Vasari Translator : Gaston du C. De Vere Release date : May 5, 2008 [eBook #25326] Most recently updated: January 3, 2021 Language : English Other information and formats : www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25326 Credits : Produced by Mark C. Orton and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) *** START OF 01 (OF 10) *** LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT PAINTERS SCULPTORS & ARCHITECTS 1912 BY GIORGIO VASARI: NEWLY TRANSLATED BY GASTON Du C. DE VERE. WITH FIVE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS: IN TEN VOLUMES LONDON: MACMILLAN AND CO. LD. & THE MEDICI SOCIETY, LD. 1912-14 CONTENTS OF VOLUME I PAGE TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE TO THIS EDITION xi DEDICATIONS TO COSIMO DE' MEDICI EDITION OF 1550 xiii EDITION OF 1568 xvii IMPRIMATUR OF POPE PIUS V xxi THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE WHOLE WORK xxiii THE AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE LIVES xxxvii GIOVANNI CIMABUE 1 ARNOLFO DI LAPO 11 NICCOLA AND GIOVANNI OF PISA [NICCOLA PISANO: GIOVANNI PISANO] 27 ANDREA TAFI 45 GADDO GADDI 53 MARGARITONE 61 GIOTTO 69 AGOSTINO AND AGNOLO OF SIENA 95 STEFANO AND UGOLINO SANESE [UGOLINO DA SIENA] 107 PIETRO LAURATI [PIETRO LORENZETTI] 115 ANDREA PISANO 121 BUONAMICO BUFFALMACCO 133 AMBROGIO LORENZETTI 153 PIETRO CAVALLINI 159 SIMONE SANESE [SIMONE MEMMI OR MARTINI] 165 TADDEO GADDI 175 ANDREA DI CIONE ORCAGNA 187 TOMMASO, CALLED GIOTTINO 201 GIOVANNI DAL PONTE 209 AGNOLO GADDI 215 INDEX OF NAMES 225 ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME I PLATES IN COLOUR Cimabue Madonna and Child Florence: Accademia, 102 10 Giotto Madonna and Child Florence: Accademia, 103 82 Pietro Laurati Madonna and Child, with SS. Francis and John Assisi: Lower Church 118 Ambrogio Lorenzetti Madonna and Child, with SS. Mary Magdalen and Dorothy Siena: Pinacoteca, 77 156 Simone Sanese The Knighting of S. Martin Assisi: Lower Church, Chapel of S. Martin 168 Lippo Memmi Madonna and Child Berlin: Kaiser Friedrich Museum, 1081A 172 Taddeo Gaddi The Presentation in the Temple Florence: Accademia, 107 182 Andrea di Cione Orcagna Christ Enthroned Florence: S. Maria Novella, Strozzi Chapel 192 Giottino The Descent from the Cross Florence: Uffizi, 27 206 PLATES IN MONOCHROME Cimabue Madonna and Child and Angels Paris: Louvre, 1260 2 Roman School Isaac's Blessing Assisi: Upper Church 6 Roman School The Deposition from the Cross Assisi: Upper Church 6 Cimabue The Crucifixion Assisi: Upper Church 8 Arnolfo di Lapo ( School of ) Reclining Female Figure from a Tomb Collection Bardini 18 Arnolfo di Lapo ( School of ) Tomb of Adrian V Viterbo: S. Francesco 24 Niccola Pisano Pulpit Pisa: The Baptistery 30 Niccola Pisano Detail: The Adoration of the Magi Pisa: Relief from the Pulpit of the Baptistery 32 Niccola Pisano Detail: The Visitation and The Nativity Siena: Relief from the Pulpit 34 Giovanni Pisano Detail: A Sibyl Siena: Duomo (façade) 38 Giovanni Pisano Detail: The Massacre of the Innocents Pistoia: Relief from the Pulpit, S. Andrea 40 Giovanni Pisano Madonna and Child Padua: Arena Chapel 42 Magaritone The Virgin and Child, with Scenes from the Lives of the Saints London: N.G., 5040 64 Giotto The Death of S. Francis Florence: S. Croce 70 Roman School S. Francis Preaching before Pope Honorius III Assisi: Upper Church 72 Roman School The Body of S. Francis before the Church of S. Damiano Assisi: Upper Church 74 Giotto and his Pupils The Raising of Lazarus Assisi: Lower Church 78 Giotto The Flight into Egypt Padua: Arena Chapel 88 Giotto ( School of ) The Crucifixion Assisi: Lower Church 90 Ugolino Sanese SS. Paul, Peter, and John the Baptist Berlin: Kaiser Friedrich Museum, 1635 112 Pietro Laurati The Madonna Enthroned Arezzo: S. Maria della Pieve 116 Pietro Laurati The Deposition from the Cross Assisi: Lower Church 120 Andrea Pisano Details: Salome and The Beheading of S. John the Baptist Florence: Gates of the Baptistery 126 Andrea Pisano The Creation of Man Florence: Relief on the Campanile 128 Nino Pisano Madonna and Child Orvieto: Museo dell'Opera 130 Ambrogio Lorenzetti Madonna and Child Milan: Cagnola Collection 154 Ambrogio Lorenzetti Central Panel of Polyptych: Madonna and Child Massa Marittima: Municipio 158 Pietro Cavallini Detail from The Last Judgment: Head of an Apostle Rome: Convent of S. Cecilia 162 Pietro Cavallini Detail from The Last Judgment: Head of the Christ in Glory Rome: Convent of S. Cecilia 164 Simone Sanese Altar-piece: S. Louis crowning King Robert of Naples Naples: S. Lorenzo 166 Simone Sanese The Annunciation Antwerp: Royal Museum, 257-8 170 Lippo Memmi Madonna and Child Altenburg: Lindenau Museum, 43 174 Taddeo Gaddi The Last Supper Florence: S. Croce, the Refectory 178 Bernardo di Cione Orcagna Detail from The Paradise: Christ with the Virgin Enthroned Florence: S. Maria Novella 190 Andrea di Cione Orcagna The Death and Assumption of the Virgin Florence: Relief on the Tabernacle, Or San Michele 194 Francesco Traini S. Thomas Aquinas Pisa: S. Caterina 198 Giovanni dal Ponte S. Peter Enthroned Florence: Uffizi, 1292 212 Agnolo Gaddi The Marriage of S. Catharine Collection Philadelphia: J. G. Johnson 218 Transcriber's Note: The CORRIGENDA have been applied to this etext. CORRIGENDA Page 49, lines 1, 27, for "Apollonius" read "Apollonio." " 120, line 10, for "which tabernacle is quite round" read "which tabernacle is in the round." " 127, lines 11, 12, for "oval spac