The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini
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- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
24 June 2004
Summary
A scandalous and vivid autobiography chronicling the life of one of the most celebrated sculptors of the Renaissance.
Benvenuto Cellini was a celebrated Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith – a passionate craftsman who was admired and resented by the most powerful political and artistic personalities in sixteenth-century Florence, Rome and Paris. He was also a murderer and a braggart, a shameless adventurer who at different times experienced both papal persecution and imprisonment, and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140447187 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140447180 |
| Author: | Benvenuto Cellini |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 24 June 2004 |
| Weight: | 340g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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About The Author
Benvenuto Cellini
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) was a celebrated goldsmith and distinguished sculptor whose powerful talent can still be seen in such works as his bronze statue of Perseus and his gold salt cellar made for Francis 1. He worked for a variety of patrons, including Popes Clement VII and Paul III.
George Bull is an author and journalist who has translated 6 volumes for Penguin Classics, including THE BOOK OF THE COURTIER by Castiglione, Vasari’s LIVES OF THE ARTISTS and THE PRINCE by Machiavelli.
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