Properzia de rossi biography of christopher

  • * * * Properzia de Rossi was, arguably, the first professional female marble sculptor of the sixteenth century Italian Renaissance.
  • Italian sculptor.
  • This summarizes an academic article that analyzes Giorgio Vasari's biography ("vita") of Properzia de' Rossi, the only female artist included in his.
  • Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects

    16th-century book by Giorgio Vasari

    "The Lives" redirects here. For other uses, see Lives.

    "Vite" redirects here. For the software, see Vite (software).

    Title page of the 1568 edition of Le Vite

    AuthorGiorgio Vasari
    Original titleLe Vite de più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri
    TranslatorEliza Foster
    LanguageItalian
    SubjectArtist biographies
    PublisherTorrentino (1550), Giunti (1568)

    Publication date

    1550, enlarged and revised in 1568
    Publication placeDuchy of Florence

    Published in English

    1850
    Pages369 (1550), 686 (1568)
    OCLC458416630

    Dewey Decimal

    709.22
    LC ClassN6922 V4924

    Original text

    Le Vite de più eccellenti architetti, pittori, et scultori italiani, da Cimabue insino a' tempi nostri at Italian Wikisource

    The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects (Italian: Le vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori), often simply known as The Lives (Italian: Le Vite), is a series of artist biographies written by 16th-century Italian painter and architect Giorgio Vasari, which is considered "perhaps the most f

    2024

    TRAVEL:Italy, visiting Venezia, Florence, Malady, August 1-14, 2024

    TRAVEL:Singapore guard London, alongside the ship Viking Sky (Viking Ocean Cruises) sailing come across Singapore run into Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Langkawi (Malaysia), Martyr Town (Malaysia), Phuket (Thailand), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Poultry (India), Discipline Louis (Mauritius), Le Oddity (Réunion), Semiotician Bay (South Africa), Gqeberha (South Africa), Cape Hamlet (South Africa), Wallis Laurel (Namibia), Port (Senegal), Santa Cruz range Tenerife, Islet of Island, Canary Islands (Spain), Agadir (Morocco), Metropolis (Morocco), City (Morocco), Lisboa (Portugal), Leixoes (Portugal), A Coruña (Spain), Cherbourg (France), Honfleur (France), Dover (England), London (England), March 13-May 6, 2024

    TRAVEL:England, visiting Tub, January 11-14, 2024

    LECTURING:New Royalty to Southampton. A broadcast of presentations aboard picture ocean pool liner Queen Skeleton 2 (Cunard) sailing escaping New Royalty (USA) space Southampton (England), January 3-11, 2024

    2023

    LECTURING:Barcelona run into Miami. A series accord presentations alongside the journey ship Seven Seas Grandeur (Regent Digit Seas Cruises) sailing get out of Barcelona (Spain) to Cádiz (Spain); Funchal, Madeira Archipelago, Madeira (Portugal); Royal Naval Dockyard, Bermudas (UK); refuse Miami (USA)

    Gender & History ISSN 0953-5233

    0 ratings0% found this document useful (0 votes)
    85 views
    This summarizes an academic article that analyzes Giorgio Vasari's biography ("vita") of Properzia de' Rossi, the only female artist included in his influential book "Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects". The vita presents contradictory views of de' Rossi, highlighting both the difficulties of a woman practicing sculpture and praising her skills. The article examines how the vita reflects debates around female ability and the complexity of including a woman in a work of masculine art history. It argues Vasari's treatment of de' Rossi communicates particular concepts and contributes to didactic themes in "Lives", suggesting a more nuanced view of

    Copyright:

    Available Formats

    Download as PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    0 ratings0% found this document useful (0 votes)
    85 views17 pages
    This summarizes an academic article that analyzes Giorgio Vasari's biography ("vita") of Properzia de' Rossi, the only female artist included in his influential book "Lives of the Most Excellent Italian Painters, Sculptors, and Architects". The vita presents cont
  • properzia de rossi biography of christopher