obscuredbyclouds's review against another edition
1.0
I'm baffled by the positive comments on this. I found it dull and over the top at the same time. Some parts were so strange I read them out loud to my boyfriend, because they seemed out of a parody and not a biography.
sarah3755's review against another edition
informative
medium-paced
3.0
Some interesting tidbits, but reading the described artworks can grow dull.
austra_pro's review against another edition
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.
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
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.
woolfardis's review against another edition
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
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~
I will not look for a full edition of The Life of Artists.
~Little Black Classics #57~