瓦薩里(Giorgio Vasari)的《藝術家生平》The Lives of the Artists一書是文藝復興藝術史上的一本偉大經典之作。其?不可或缺的原始敘述資料，是此後所有的文藝復興藝術史學家用作基本傳記資料時都必須依據的。瓦薩里的書出版於1550年，開啟了收集、介紹藝術家生平的一個漫長傳統。

 
"A book which has come to be recognised as the single most important contemporary source of information on hundreds of artists of the Italian Renaissance period."--Irish Independent

 These biographies of the great quattrocento artists have long been considered among the most important of contemporary sources on Italian Renaissance art. Vasari, who invented the term "Renaissance," was the first to outline the influential theory of Renaissance art that traces a progression through Giotto, Brunelleschi, and finally the titanic figures of Michaelangelo, Da Vinci, and Raphael.

This new translation, specially commissioned for the Oxford World's Classics series, contains thirty-six of the most important lives. Fully annotated and with a brand new package, Lives of the Artists is an invaluable classic to add to your collection.

About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.


這本書的部份譯本 (如文藝復興三傑等)以及全譯本，市面上都找到到。此英譯 1991 尚稱注解清楚。