I read it some years back. I found it interesting and worth the read, especially since I studied in Florence and listened to a lot of lectures on art history.
It's a well deserved 'classic', but rather encyclopedic in nature and most typically read in sections devoted to the few/several artists and their period of work that you will be focusing your studies on. In general, a very worthwhile resource to enrich your Florentine experience. Also, note the new room distributions of paintings at the Uffizi, which I assume will be on your itinerary. Enjoy!In preparation for my return to Florence on 12 March !!! I'm taking a couple courses. There's focus on Vasari's biases/pov but I'm curious if anyone here has read his book and was it worthwhile?
It's even available on kindle!
Grazie mille
Matt...thank you for your comments about the Uffizi. I haven't been in it since it was restored after being bombed back in the 1970's. So I'll skip it again this visit. Florence is so rich in art and it's so compact, I have to pace myself and spend more time so I can see less daily. I can't see that many beautiful things in one day...seriously.BTW, I'm an artist and painting professor and not a fan of the Uffizi - huge crowds, terrible lighting and signage - tour groups standing right in front of the paintings and not even looking at them.... Last time I went I swore I'd never go back. I was with a pretty well-known artist and I confessed it to him. He said he felt the same way.
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