Le vite dei grandi artisti

From the Middle Ages to the contemporary age, biographies of the greatest artists told to children. The history and portraits of 50 masters of art, modeled after Vasari’s famous Lives.

In 1550, art historian Giorgio Vasari published one of the most famous volumes of all time: The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects. The treatise contained the biographies and engraved portraits of more than one hundred and seventy artists who lived at the turn of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and is still an indispensable source for all scholars of art history. The Lives of the Great Artists is inspired by this famous work and its graphic design, reworking its contents for the use of younger readers. Indeed, the volume introduces children to the fascination and value of art through the stories of its main protagonists: from Leonardo da Vinci to Caravaggio, Giotto to Canova, Monet to Pollock. The life and career of each artist are told through simple and engaging texts, and complemented by a beautiful illustrated portrait. A rich and comprehensive book to discover not only the great artists, but Impressionism and abstract art, Florence and New York, and all the places and expressions of art.