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Benvenuto Cellini

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Italian goldsmith, sculptor and author (1500 to 1571) of the Florentine Renaissance. His bronze Perseus with the Head of Medusa, completed in 1554, is considered his masterwork.

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Cellini Salt Cellar

Benvenuto Cellini

Perseus with the Head of Medusa

Benvenuto Cellini
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Jewelry Design, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia: Benvenuto Cellini
Sculpture, Art Forms
Source Wikipedia: Benvenuto Cellini

Works Created

Cellini Salt Cellar, Works

Made by Benvenuto Cellini, 1543.

Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Works
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Benvenuto Cellini

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France

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Florence

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    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".
  • Practices: Sculpture, Article text
    Warburg Institute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P_FGZVeNcg Benvenuto Cellini (, Italian: [beɱveˈnuːto tʃelˈliːni]; 3 November 1500 - 13 February 1571) 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".
  • Practices: Jewelry Design, Article text
    Warburg Institute. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P_FGZVeNcg Benvenuto Cellini (, Italian: [beɱveˈnuːto tʃelˈliːni]; 3 November 1500 - 13 February 1571) 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".
  • In Group: Renaissance and Mannerist Sculptors, Infobox: movement
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