The Cellini Salt Cellar is a partly enamelled gold table sculpture by the Italian goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini, completed in 1543 for King Francis I of France from silver plate models prepared years earlier for Cardinal Ippolito d'Este.
Facts
Year Created LocationKunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna 1 Primary MaterialGold, vitreous enamel, ebony and ivory 1 Commissioned By Connections
Created By
Made by Benvenuto Cellini, 1543.
In Form
Gold and enamel table sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini, 1543.
In Movement
Cellini is a leading Mannerist goldsmith and sculptor.
Sources
1. Cellini Salt Cellar (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead paragraph, completion sentence
It was completed in 1543 for Francis I of France
Description section, materials sentence
The salt cellar is made of gold, vitreous enamel, ebony and ivory.
History section, provenance sentence
was transferred to the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna during the 19th century
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