But Cellini wrote that the world might know, after he was dead, what a fellow he had been; what great things he had attempted, and against what odds he had carried them through.
The period covered by the autobiography is from Cellinis birth in 1500 to 1562; the scene is mainly in Italy and France.
For Cellini himself is an epitome of that century.
Cellini, while employed at the papal mint at Rome during the papacy of Clement VII and later of Paul III, executed the dies of several coins and medals, some of which still survive at this now defunct mint.
Cellini is portrayed as a passionate and troubled man, plagued by the inconsistencies of life under the "patronage" of a false and somewhat cynical court.
Among Cellini's most famous works of art are the carved crucifix of fl and white marble, the Perseus of bronze, a marble statue of Apollo, and many paintings and sculptings at Fontainbleau School.
Cellini was famous as an architect, and made plans for the Neptune Fountain in Piazza Sigralin.
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Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571, Italian sculptor, metalsmith, and author.
His remarkable autobiography (written 1558-62), which reads like a picaresque novel, is one of the most important documents of the 16th cent.
Cellini tells of his escapades with the frankness and consummate egoism characteristic of the Renaissance man. He was born in Florence, the son of a musician; he studied music until his 15th year, when he was apprenticed to a goldsmith.
BENVENUTOCELLINI was one of the enigmatic, larger-than-life figures of the Italian Renaissance: a celebrated sculptor, goldsmith, author and soldier, but also a hooligan and even avenging killer.
The son of a musician and builder of musical instruments, Cellini's first major brush with the law came as an early teenager: He was banished from his native Florence for his alleged role in a brawl.
Among Cellini's surviving works dating to this early period in his career is a gold medallion with carved stone inset, "Leda and the Swan," created for Gonfaloniere Gabbrello Cesarino and now in the collection of the museum at Vienna.
All with one voice contended which should praise [Perseus] most.
His remarkable autobiography (written 155862), which reads like a picaresque novel, is one of the most important documents of the 16th cent.
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BenvenutoCellini was a goldsmith and sculptor in Italy during the 16th century.
His bronze figure of Perseus holding the Head of Medusa (left), located in Florence, is one of Cellini's most celebrated works and a monument of the Italian Renaissance.
Unfortunately, BenvenutoCellini was also quarrelsome, vain, licentious, a brawler, a braggart, and a murderer.
But the Perseus--so famous that it is one of those works of art more easily nodded to on the spot than paused over--has much to convey about Cosimo, as well as about its creator, as also about the period in Florence during which it was created...
As even in death her gaze can petrify, some admonition to the citizens of Florence may well have been in Cosimo's mind when thinking of the subject...
"The duke approved Cellini's model for the statue, although any grim or gory elements implied by the choice of story seem early to have disappeared from the concept, and the final statue is delicate, graceful and elegant.
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Many are familiar with BenvenutoCellini, sculptor, goldsmith and rakehell of the Italian High Renaissance, through his semi-romanticized autobiography.
Art historian Pope-Hennessy concentrates on Cellini the artist; his narrative, not really a rounded biography, is for students of the fine arts.
Finn's intimate photographs catch every sinew and contour of Cellini's forms, revealing the inner meaning that shines through their polished exteriors.
Approx 1572 Much of Cellini`s notoriety, and perhaps even fame, derives from his memoirs, begun in 1558 and abandoned in 1562, which were published posthumously under the title The Autobiography of BenvenutoCellini.
In 2002., Cellini was quite unknown and I am so happy to see how well people have received it.
My Wife and I stayed at Residenza Cellini this last weekend as a romantic city break.It started badly, when we arrived in Rome to find that one of our two cases had never been loaded on the 'plane.
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BenvenutoCellini, artista fiorentino vissuto tra il 1500 e il 1571, compose fra il 1558 e il 1565 un'autobiografia, rimasta inedita fino al 1728.
La prima parte del racconto arriva fino al 1538, quando Cellini parte per Roma, descritta dall'artista come una città violenta, ingiusta.
Castel Sant'Angelo, dove Cellini viene tenuto prigioniero nel 1538 (celebri le pagine sul suo rocambolesco tentativo di fuga) diviene il simbolo del potere che soggioga la città.
Quiet and exclusive, Residenza Cellini combines the timeless charm of its luxurious historical interiors with the functionality of the
Residenza Cellini is situated right in the ancient heart of Rome, surrounded by the most prestigious historical and artistic sites of the city and by the main streets for fashion and shopping.