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The Delight of Art: Giorgio Vasari and the Traditions of Humanist Discourse David Cast
The Delight of Art: Giorgio Vasari and the Traditions of Humanist Discourse
David Cast
A study based on the text, the Lives of the Artists, by Giorgio Vasari. Discusses how the visual arts in the Renaisssance were an occasion for delight or pleasure. Argues that such an attention was encouraged by certain social and intellectual practices.
296 pages, 16 colour/30 b&w illustrations
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | August 13, 2009 |
| ISBN13 | 9780271034423 |
| Publishers | Pennsylvania State University Press |
| Pages | 272 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 254 × 25 mm · 1.44 kg |