Cellini, Benvenuto
Cellini, Benvenuto ( 1500 – 71 ),a Florentine goldsmith and sculptor, and author of one of the most vivid and interesting autobiographies ever written. It was first published (dedicated to Richard Boyle) at Naples in 1730 ; English translations include that by T. Roscoe ( 1791 – 1871 ), and one by J. A. Symonds , published 1888 . Cellini combined the characters of artist and bravo; he was arrogant, passionate, conceited, and vainglorious. His autobiography gives a vivid account of the personalities and events of his time, including the Sack of Rome ( 1527 ), in which he took part; he also describes artistic techniques such as bronze casting. He went to France and worked for Francis I.
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