Benvenuto Cellini
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- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Renaissance
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Arts
- Subcategories: Authors, Writers, Artists, Artisans, Sculpture, Sculptors
- Curriculum: Italian History, Renaissance History
Article abstract: Cellini is acknowledged as perhaps the finest goldsmith in Renaissance Italy. His sculpture, represented by his bronze Perseus, was also superb. He is, however, best known for his lively and spirited autobiography, which transmits his spirit and that of his age.
Early Life
Benvenuto Cellini was born in Florence at the beginning of the Cinquecento. He was the son of Giovanni Cellini, an architect and engineer, who was also a passionate amateur musician, and of Elisabetta Granacci, the daughter of a neighbor. Cellini describes his...
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