Reviews for Getting Around Exploring Transportation History

The average rating for Getting Around Exploring Transportation History based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-07-21 00:00:00 Mark Porter A clear account, if lengthy because of some extended case studies, of what "The Lives" is actually saying. This covers the intellectual ideas moving around at the time, new and those inherited [interpreted] from classical authors; Vasari's own motivations that influenced his approach and chapter structure; and the views of art in Vasari's own time. The extended case studies draw from each of Vasari's three ages of painting: Giotto, Donatello, and Raphael and show how their contents were influenced by that division into three ages, inevitable comparisons with Michaelangelo's own works (and, to a lesser extent, Vasari's own), by the lessons Vasari wished to impart, and what works Vasari had actually seen. There's also coverage of the reasons for the differences between the 1550 and 1568 editions.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-02-28 00:00:00 Tyler Tyler I loved this book - I don't know why it is out of print. I am not that big of a fan of the Renaissance but this was good. Plus, someone should love this guy for his artwork too.