Giorgio Vasari’s The Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Sculptors and Architects (1550 and 1568) is a classic of cultural history. A monumental assembly of artists’ lives from Giotto to Michelangelo, it paints a vivid picture of the progress of art in the hands of individual masters.

This illustrated standalone edition of Vasari’s Life of Raphael offers a new translation of this rich and remarkable ‘Life’, elegantly rendering Vasari’s literary text in modern terms. A work of authoritative skill and precision, the translation preserves Vasari’s compelling narrative, while beautifully reproduced illustrations bring it newly to life. Editors Paul Joannides and Rick Scorza bring together the original and expanded Italian editions of 1550 and 1568, with succinct commentary drawing upon their expert knowledge of Raphael’s career.

乔尔乔•瓦萨里（Giorgio Vasari）撰写的《最**的画家、雕刻家和建筑师的生平》（1550和1568年）是文化史上的经典之作。它生动地描绘了各个大师手下体现出来的艺术的发展，是从乔托（Giotto）到米开朗基罗（Michelangelo）等艺术家生活平的一次重要集结。

瓦萨里撰写的这本带插图的独立版《拉斐尔的一生》，对这段丰富多彩而不同寻常的“人生”重新进行了翻译，用现代的语言优雅地呈现了瓦萨里的文学作品。新的翻译保留了瓦萨里引人入胜的叙述，复制精美的插图为他的叙述注入了新的生命力。 编辑保罗•乔安妮德斯（Paul Joannides）和里克•斯科萨（Rick Scorza）将1550年和1568年的原始版本与和扩展的意大利版本合在一起，并利用他们掌握的关于拉斐尔（Raphael）职业生涯的专业知识进行了简明的评论。