The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini (English) Paperback

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Begun when goldsmith and sculptor Cellini was 58, his autobiography was intended to be the story of his life and art. However, as he was a participant in the wars and struggles of the period, it became a portrait of the manners and morals both of rulers of the 16th century and their subjects.

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A scandalous and vivid autobiography chronicling the life of one of the most celebrated sculptors of the RenaissanceBenvenuto 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 the adulation of the royal court. Inn-keepers and prostitutes, kings and cardinals, artists and soldiers rub shoulders in the pages of his notorious autobiography- a vivid portrait of the manners and morals of both the rulers of the day and of their subjects. Written with supreme powers of invective and an irrepressible sense of humour, this is an unrivalled glimpse into the palaces and prisons of the Italy of Michelangelo and the Medici.

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New edition of Cellini's compelling portrait of the manners and morals of the sixteenth century.

Author Biography

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.

Table of Contents

AutobiographyIntroductionA Chronology of CelliniAutobiographyNotes Select BibliographyIndex

Details ISBN0140447180 Author Benvenuto Cellini Short Title AUTOBIOG OF BENVENUTO CELLINI Edition Description Revised Series Penguin Classics Language English Translator George Bull ISBN-10 0140447180 ISBN-13 9780140447187 Media Book Format Paperback Year 1999 Imprint Penguin Classics Place of Publication London Translated from Italian Illustrations facsim. Birth 1500 Death 1571 Edition 1st Edited by George Bull DOI 10.1604/9780140447187 UK Release Date 1999-03-25 US Release Date 1999-11-01 Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 496 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Publication Date 1999-03-25 Alternative 9780141911991 DEWEY 730.92 Audience General NZ Release Date 2004-06-23 AU Release Date 2004-06-23 We've got this

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