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The Life of Leonardo da Vinci: A New Translation by Martin Kemp, Giorgio Vasari

gxsobes's review against another edition

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informative inspiring fast-paced

4.75

eveblunden's review against another edition

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informative inspiring medium-paced

3.0

clari's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

4.0

sarah3755's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.0

Some interesting tidbits, but reading the described artworks can grow dull.

austra_pro's review against another edition

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3.0

Džordžio Vazari rakstītās biogrāfijas, protams, ir interesantas kā sava laika liecība, bet šo nevar saukt ne par īpaši labu, ne rūpīgu biogrāfiju - vietām trakoti izcakināti, vietām neprecīzi. Bet, protams, viņš nebija ne rakstnieks, ne biogrāfs, un lai arī viņam bija priešrocība dzīvot salīdzinoši drīz pēc da Vinči, viņam da Vinči bija tikai viens no daudziem māksliniekiem, ko iekļaut savā darbā, un mūsdienās ir tapis daudz vairāk un rūpīgāk izmeklētu biogrāfiju. Bet ar šo var sākt iepazīšanos.

Pievienotā vērtība ir garais ievads, kur ir pastāstīts gan par Vazari, gan viņa grāmatas dažādajiem izdevumiem, tomēr nepameta sajūta, ka ievads tapis pēdējā naktī pirms grāmatas sūtīšanas uz tipogrāfiju, jo atstāt tik rupjas kļūdas gaduskaitļos... Wow.

fairybookmother's review against another edition

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1.0

Either this is a very bad translation, or it's just bad. It sounds like a parody because it's worded so weirdly.

tomsiu's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

2.5

woolfardis's review against another edition

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1.0

Unbelievably dull, which is a shame because the men he's talking about were anything but. Da Vinci, Fra Filippo Lippi and Bottecelli were all wonderful Italian artists and we get nice glimpses of their lives here (and their little vices, too) but I think you need photos of the artwork being described to really understand how wonderful they were.


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urlphantomhive's review against another edition

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2.0

For me Vasari's addition to the little black classics showed once more that reading about great artists can be extraordinarily dull. While it was clear from the writing that Vasari admires Leonardo da Vinci and the other artists described in the book, I found it rather random and never warmed up to his style.

I will not look for a full edition of The Life of Artists.

~Little Black Classics #57~

ecorche's review against another edition

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3.0

While a beautiful and insightful view into Leonardo Da Vinci's life, the writer's bias, and sometimes plain worshiping of the man, hazes the truth.

A good read, nonetheless.