Why Mona Lisa Smiles and Other Tales by Vasari

Why Mona Lisa Smiles and Other Tales by Vasari
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Publisher : Penn State University Press
Total Pages : 152
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Download or read book Why Mona Lisa Smiles and Other Tales by Vasari written by Paul Barolsky and published by Penn State University Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why Mona Lisa Smiles discusses Vasari's shrewd, witty, intimate awareness of Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio and relates the Lives to the works of Castiglione, Aretino, Cellini, and Rabelais.


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