Benvenuto Cellini

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Benvenuto Cellini


Born
in Firenze, Republic of Florence, Italy
October 14, 1500

Died
January 24, 1571

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Benvenuto Cellini was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author. His best-known extant works include the Cellini Salt Cellar, the sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa, and his autobiography, which has been described as "one of the most important documents of the 16th century". ...more

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The Autobiography of Benven...

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The Life of Benvenuto Celli...

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The Treatises of Benvenuto ...

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The Works of Cellini

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Vita di Benvenuto Cellini

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“Withersoever the wheel of Fortune turns, Virtue stands firm upon her feet.”
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

“Little beginnings sometimes have great endings.”
Benvenuto Cellini

“I assert that the art of sculpture, among all the arts connected with design, is at least seven times greater than any other, for the following reason: why, sir, a statue of true sculpture ought to have seven points of view, which ought all to boast equal excellence.”
Benvenuto Cellini, The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

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