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LIVES OF THE MOST EMINENT PAINTERS SCULPTORS & ARCHITECTS
by
GIORGIO VASARI:
Volume IX. Michelagnolo to the Flemings 1915
Newly Translated by GASTON Du C. DE VERE.
With Five Hundred Illustrations: In Ten Volumes
Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, Limited 7 Grafton St. London, W. 1912-15
CONTENTS OF VOLUME IX
PAGE
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI 1
FRANCESCO PRIMATICCIO 143
TIZIANO DA CADORE 157
JACOPO SANSOVINO 185
LEONE LIONI OF AREZZO 227
DON GIULIO CLOVIO 243
DIVERS ITALIAN CRAFTSMEN STILL LIVING 255
DIVERS FLEMINGS 263
INDEX OF NAMES 273
ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME IX
PLATES IN COLOUR
FACING PAGE
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Holy Family Florence: Uffizi, 1,239 4
TIZIANO DA CADORE The Madonna of the Cherries Vienna: Imperial Gallery, 180 158
TIZIANO DA CADORE Sacred and Profane Love Rome: Borghese Gallery, 147 164
TIZIANO DA CADORE The Duke of Norfolk Florence: Pitti, 92 168
TIZIANO DA CADORE The Education of Cupid Rome: Borghese Gallery, 170 176
PARIS BORDONE The Venetian Lovers Milan: Brera, 105 178
PLATES IN MONOCHROME
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Battle of the Centaurs Florence: Museo Buonarroti 8
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Angel with the Candlestick Bologna: S. Domenico 10
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Bacchus Florence: Museo Nazionale 12
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Pietà Rome: S. Peter's 14
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Wax Models for the David Florence: Museo Buonarroti 16
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Madonna, Child, and S. John Florence: Museo Nazionale 18
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Young Captive Paris: Louvre 20
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Victory Florence: Museo Nazionale 22
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Moses Rome: S. Pietro in Vincoli 24
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Tomb of Pope Julius II Rome: S. Pietro in Vincoli 24
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI God Dividing the Waters from the Earth Rome: Sistine Chapel 28
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Creation of Eve Rome: Sistine Chapel 28
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Creation of Adam Rome: Sistine Chapel 32
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Fall and the Expulsion Rome: Sistine Chapel 32
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Lybian Sibyl Rome: Sistine Chapel 36
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Decorative Figure Rome: Sistine Chapel 38
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The New Sacristy Florence: S. Lorenzo 40
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Madonna and Child Florence: S. Lorenzo 42
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Giuliano de' Medici Florence: S. Lorenzo 44
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Tomb of Giuliano de' Medici Florence: S. Lorenzo 44
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Apollo Florence: Museo Nazionale 50
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI The Last Judgment Rome: Sistine Chapel 56
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Charon's Boat Rome: Sistine Chapel 58
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI S. Sebastian Rome: Sistine Chapel 60
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Pietà Florence: Duomo 62
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Stairs of the Palace of the Senators Rome: The Capitol 64
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Court of the Palazzo Farnese Rome 66
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Biblioteca Laurenziana Florence 78
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Pietà Rome: Palazzo Rondanini 84
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI S. Peter's Rome 86
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI S. Peter's Rome 88
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Porta Pia Rome 96
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI S. Maria degli Angeli Rome 98
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Brutus Florence: Museo Nazionale 100
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI Unfinished Figure Florence: Museo Nazionale 106
FRANCESCO PRIMATICCIO Galerie Henry IV Fontainebleau 146
FRANCESCO PRIMATICCIO Escalier du Roi Fontainebleau 148
PELLEGRINO TIBALDI The Adoration of the Shepherds Vienna: Collection of Prince Liechtenstein 152
TIZIANO DA CADORE Ariosto London: National Gallery, 1,944 160
TIZIANO DA CADORE Bacchanal Madrid: The Prado, 450 162
TIZIANO DA CADORE Madonna With Saints and Donor Ancona: S. Domenico 162
TIZIANO DA CADORE Charles V with Dog Madrid: The Prado, 453 166
TIZIANO DA CADORE Pope Paul III Naples: Museo Nazionale 168
TIZIANO DA CADORE Danaë Naples: Museo Nazionale 170
TIZIANO DA CADORE Perseus and Andromeda London: Wallace Collection, 11 172
TIZIANO DA CADORE Philip II Naples: Museo Nazionale 172
TIZIANO DA CADORE Mary Magdalene Naples: Museo Nazionale 174
TIZIANO DA CADORE The Entombment Madrid: The Prado, 464 176
PARIS BORDONE The Fisherman and the Doge Gradenigo Venice: Accademia, 320 180
PARIS BORDONE Portrait of a Woman London: National Gallery, 674 180
ZUCCATI Vision of the Apocalypse Venice: S. Marco 182
JACOPO SANSOVINO S. James Florence: Duomo 190
JACOPO SANSOVINO Bacchus Florence: Museo Nazionale 192
JACOPO SANSOVINO Mars and Neptune Venice: Ducal Palace 196
JACOPO SANSOVINO Library of S. Marco Venice 198
JACOPO SANSOVINO Loggetta Venice 200
JACOPO SANSOVINO Miracle of S. Anthony Padua: S. Antonio 202
ANDREA PALLADIO Palazzo della Comunità Vicenza 210
LEONE LEONI Tomb of Gian Jacopo Medici Milan: Duomo 230
CRISTOFANO SOLARI (IL GOBBO) Eve Milan: Duomo 234
GUGLIELMO DELLA PORTA Tomb of Pope Paul III Rome: S. Peter's 236
GALEAZZO ALESSI Palazzo Grimaldi Genoa 240
GIULIO CLOVIO Pietà Florence: Pitti, 241 246
GIROLAMO SERMONETA Martyrdom of S. Catherine Rome: S. Maria Maggiore 258
JOHANNES CALCAR Portrait of a Man Paris: Louvre, 1,185 266
MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI
LIFE OF MICHELAGNOLO BUONARROTI
PAINTER, SCULPTOR, AND ARCHITECT OF FLORENCE
While the most noble and industrious spirits were striving, by the light of the famous Giotto and of his followers, to give to the world a proof of the ability that the benign influence of the stars and the proportionate admixture of humours had given to their intellects, and while, desirous to imitate with the excellence of their art the grandeur of Nature in order to approach as near as possible to that supreme knowledge that many call understanding, they were universally toiling, although in vain, the most benign Ruler of Heaven in His clemency turned His eyes to the earth, and, having perceived the infinite vanity of all those labours, the ardent studies without any fruit, and the presumptuous self-sufficiency of men, which is even further removed from truth than is darkness from light, and desiring to deliver us from such great errors, became minded to send down to earth a spirit with universal ability in every art and every profession, who might be able, working by himself alone, to show what manner of thing is the perfection of the art of design in executing the lines, contours, shadows, and high lights, so as to give relief to works of painting, and what it is to work with correct judgment in sculpture, and how in architecture it is possible to render habitations secure and commodious, healthy and cheerful, well-proportioned, and rich with varied ornaments. He was pleased, in addition, to endow him with the true moral philosophy and with the ornament of sweet poesy, to the end that the world might choose him and admire him as its highest exemplar in the life, works, saintliness of character, and every action of human creatures, and that he might be acclaimed by us as a being rather divine than human. And since He saw that in the practice of these rare exercises and arts--namely, in painting, in sculpture, and in architecture--the Tuscan intellects have always been exalted and raised high above all others, from their being diligent in the labours and studies of every faculty beyond no matter what other people of Italy, He chose to give him Florence, as worthy beyond all other cities, for his country, in order to bring all the talents to their highest perfection in her, as was her due, in the person of one of her citizens.