Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
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Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects is a seminal 16th-century collection of artist biographies by Giorgio Vasari that is often considered the foundational text of art history and Renaissance art criticism.
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Target entity: Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Context triple: [Giorgio Vasari, notableWork, Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects]
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Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
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De pictura
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The Court Painter Titorelli
The Court Painter Titorelli is a minor but symbolically important character in Franz Kafka’s novel "The Trial," representing the opaque, self-perpetuating bureaucracy of the judicial system through his ambiguous role as an artist entangled with the court.
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The Life of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Called the Magnificent
The Life of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Called the Magnificent is a seminal late-18th-century biographical and historical study of the Florentine statesman and Renaissance patron Lorenzo de’ Medici, written by English historian William Roscoe.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Target entity description: Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects is a seminal 16th-century collection of artist biographies by Giorgio Vasari that is often considered the foundational text of art history and Renaissance art criticism.
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A.
The Art of Painting
The Art of Painting is a celebrated 17th-century Dutch genre painting that showcases Johannes Vermeer’s masterful use of light, perspective, and meticulous detail in depicting an artist at work in his studio.
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B.
Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
The "Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini" is a famous Renaissance memoir in which the Italian goldsmith and sculptor vividly recounts his adventurous life, artistic achievements, and turbulent times.
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C.
De pictura
De pictura is a seminal 15th-century treatise that systematically codifies the principles of linear perspective and painting in Renaissance art.
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D.
The Court Painter Titorelli
The Court Painter Titorelli is a minor but symbolically important character in Franz Kafka’s novel "The Trial," representing the opaque, self-perpetuating bureaucracy of the judicial system through his ambiguous role as an artist entangled with the court.
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E.
The Life of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Called the Magnificent
The Life of Lorenzo de’ Medici, Called the Magnificent is a seminal late-18th-century biographical and historical study of the Florentine statesman and Renaissance patron Lorenzo de’ Medici, written by English historian William Roscoe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art history text
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artist biography collection ⓘ book ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Giorgio Vasari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept | Renaissance as rebirth of classical art ⓘ |
| centralFigure | Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsBiographiesOf |
Brunelleschi
NERFINISHED
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Donatello NERFINISHED ⓘ Giotto NERFINISHED ⓘ Leonardo da Vinci NERFINISHED ⓘ Michelangelo NERFINISHED ⓘ Raphael NERFINISHED ⓘ Titian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational text of art history
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seminal work of Renaissance art criticism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1550 ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | Italian Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion | Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance art history
ⓘ
art criticism ⓘ biography ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Lives of the Artists NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | earliest comprehensive history of Italian art ⓘ |
| includesAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| includesLifeOf | Giorgio Vasari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedField |
Renaissance studies
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art historiography ⓘ biographical writing about artists ⓘ |
| keyTheme |
artistic genius
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emulation of classical antiquity ⓘ role of patrons in art ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
humanist
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narrative biography ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes critical evaluations of artists
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introduces idea of artistic progress over time ⓘ mixes historical fact with anecdote ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Vite de' più eccellenti pittori, scultori, e architettori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| secondEditionYear | 1568 ⓘ |
| structure | series of artist lives in chronological order ⓘ |
| subject |
architects
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painters ⓘ sculptors ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | from Cimabue to Vasari's contemporaries ⓘ |
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