The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher : London : J.C. Nimmo
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 18,65 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Art, Renaissance
ISBN :
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher : London : J.C. Nimmo
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 18,65 MB
Release : 1888
Category : Art, Renaissance
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Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 516 pages
File Size : 21,97 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780192828491
"Thus spoke Pope Paul III on learning that Cellini had murdered a fellow artist, so great was Cellini's reputation in Renaissance Italy. A renowned sculptor and goldsmith, whose works include the famous salt-cellar made for the King of France, and the statue of Perseus with the head of the Medusa, Cellini's life was as vivid and enthralling as his creations.
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Sculptors
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Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 26,74 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Sculptors
ISBN :
Author : Benvenuto 1500-1571 Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 29,18 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362962557
Author : Benvenuto 1500-1571 Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 37,39 MB
Release : 2016-08-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9781362961369
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 21,35 MB
Release : 2021-01-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1513274031
Benvenuto Cellini started getting onto trouble at a young age. By age sixteen, he had already been exiled from his hometown for six months due to a public assault of another citizen. As a man with endless talents—sculpting, drafting, writing, music, Cellini enjoyed dabbling in many different art forms, a career that enabled him to travel to various major cities. After apprenticing for a goldsmith, Cellini moved to Rome at age nineteen. There, Pope Clement praised his work. However, Cellini’s relationship with Clement was the last time he stood in good graces with a Pope. After insulting Pope Clément’s successor, Pope Farnese, Cellini left Rome to pursue work in France, fearing that he would be arrested if he stayed. However, his travels did not protect him from the wrath of Pope Farnese. After being accused of the theft of precious Vatican items, Cellini was imprisoned. Deciding to take matters into his own hands, Cellini organizes a prison escape. Though his feud with Pope Farnese greatly complicated his life, Cellini relishes making enemies, and finds humor in every situation he is in. With stories of sexual conquests, murder, escapes, near-death experiences, and artistic endeavors, Benvenuto Cellini reveals all the salacious details of his exhilarating life. Though he exposes many ugly personality traits that he possesses, Cellini himself does not believe that he has faults, and only admits to being wrong once in his life. Despite this, Cellini possesses an influential amount of charisma, which is as evident in his written work as it was in his life. Autobiography by Benvenuto Cellini provides a privileged look into the social life of the Italian Renaissance, and preserves the memory of the incredible artistic work of Cellini, most of which has been lost to time. Because of the fascinating and atypical life Cellini led, paired with his charisma and humor, Autobiography has remained to feel exciting and relevant to a modern audience, both for entertainment and educational purposes. Now with an eye-catching cover design and printed in a readable font, Benvenuto Cellini’s Autobiography is accessible for a contemporary audience, preserving the wit and grandeur of work, while renovating it to appeal to a modern audience.
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 24,7 MB
Release : 2001-05-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780898753387
Volume one of a two volume setBenvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) 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. Cellini produced several of his most celebrated works at Fontainebleau and Paris, including a salt cellar (now in the museum at Vienna) and large silver statues (subsequently lost) of Jupiter, Vulcan and Mars. Characteristically, Cellini became embroiled in disputes with those around him and in 1545 he returned at last to his native Florence, where he remained until his death in 1571. At Florence Cellini created one of the most celebrated works of his long career and one of the notable monuments of the Italian Renaissance, the bronze figure Perseus holding the Head of Medusa. Other acclaimed statuary of the period include Ganymede on the Eagle and a bust of Cosimo I de Medici, both now in the Bargello Museum in Florence. Much of Cellini's notoriety, and perhaps even fame, derives from his memoirs, begun in 1558 and abandoned in 1562. As noted in the introduction, "His amours and hatreds, his passions and delights, his love of the sumptuous and the exquisite in art, his self-applause and self-assertion, make this one of the most singular and fascinating books in existence."The work was edited and translated by John Addington Symonds (1840-1893), one of the foremost men of letters of his time. He was a preeminent Victorian poet, critic, and historian. He is renowned for his reviews, essays, translations, art histories, and poetry. Symonds joined the rarified ranks of John Ruskin and Walter Pater as a major arbiter of Victorian taste. His books Renaissance in Italy and Life of Michaelangelo are landmarks of 19th-century literary scholasticism.
Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 18,64 MB
Release : 1904
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Author : Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 36,39 MB
Release : 1812
Category : Sculptors
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