Benvenuto Cellini
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 453 years ago |
Date of birth | November 3,1500 |
Zodiac sign | Scorpio |
Born | Florence |
Italy | |
Date of died | February 13,1571 |
Died | Florence |
Italy | |
Artworks | Perseus with the Head of Medusa |
Cellini Salt Cellar | |
Periods | Mannerism |
Italian Renaissance | |
Renaissance | |
Known for | Goldsmith, sculptor, painter |
Goldsmith, sculptor, author | |
Education | Florence Academy of Fine Arts |
Rest place | Santissima Annunziata, Florence |
Parents | Maria Lisabetta Granacci |
Giovanni Cellini | |
Period by artworks | Mannerism |
Italian Renaissance | |
Renaissance | |
Florentine painting | |
Works | Cellini Salt Cellar |
Ganymede | |
Nymph of Fontainebleau | |
Nationality | Italian |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 790865 |
Benvenuto Cellini Life story
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".