{"product_id":"the-collector-of-lives-9780393241310","title":"The Collector of Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA narrative of intrigue, gossip and colourful artistic rivalry, \u003cem\u003eThe Collector of Lives\u003c\/em\u003e presents a lively introduction to a seminal figure in the very human story of art itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The authors' greatest service to their subject is to reestablish him as a tireless artist and a central witness to an epic period of Italian history...\" -- The Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\"Ingrid Rowland and Noah Charney give full measure to his [Georgio Vasari's] artistic skills (and the diplomatic adroitness he needed to exercise them) and place him again at the centre of 16th-century Italian art.\" -- Michael Prodger, Art Books of the Year 2017 - The Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\"... an insightful and gripping new book... Ms Rowland and Mr Charney draw a panoramic view of the art-world during the Renaissance, placing Vasari at the centre... This is an important book and long awaited. The authors have done a commendable job of returning to his rightful place the man who inflated the reputation of art and artists so successfully that he himself was squeezed out of the picture.\" -- The Economist\u003cbr\u003e\"... absorbing... a page-turningly compelling overview of Giorgio Vasari and his age...\" -- Literary Review","brand":"WW Norton \u0026 Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49401981600087,"sku":"9780393241310","price":22.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-collector-of-lives-9780393241310","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}