Benvenuto Cellini John Addington Symonds John Wyndham Pope-Hennessy
This work is the only known autobiography of a Renaissance artist. It describes not only the artist's life at the Papal Court in Rome and at the Royal Court of France but makes very vivid historical writing, including, as it does, an eye-witness acount of the Sack of Rome in 1527.
This work is the only known autobiography of a Renaissance artist. It describes not only the artist's life at the Papal Court in Rome and at the Royal...
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republ...
Benvenuto Cellini wurde am 3. November 1500 in Florenz geboren; er starb am 13. Februar 1571 in Florenz. Cellini war als italienischer Goldschmied und Bildhauer ein beruhmter Vertreter des Manierismus. Er gilt als einer der groen Bildhauer der Nachantike. Nachdem sein Werk mehrere hundert Jahre nahezu vergessen war, wurde es zu Beginn des 19. Jahrhunderts neu entdeckt. Er wirkte an der Schwelle der Hochrenaissance zum Manierismus als Bildhauer, Goldschmied, Medailleur, aber auch als Schriftsteller und Musiker.
Benvenuto Cellini wurde am 3. November 1500 in Florenz geboren; er starb am 13. Februar 1571 in Florenz. Cellini war als italienischer Goldschmied und...
Benvenuto Cellini Mark Diederichsen John Addington Symonds
New 6x9 inch paperback edition. Regarded as one of the most colorful autobiographies ever written (and also one of the first autobiographies written), the chronicle of Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini's life is an epic tale of exaggerated proportions. Cellini's loves, hatreds, passions, delights, brawls and battles, along with extraordinary events, and even supernatural phenomena, are narrated in an energetic, direct, and often racy style. Completed in 1563, Cellini's autobiography is also historically important for its firsthand account of daily life in Renaissance Italy. This 1887...
New 6x9 inch paperback edition. Regarded as one of the most colorful autobiographies ever written (and also one of the first autobiographies written),...
"La vita di Benvenuto di Maestro Giovanni Cellini fiorentino - Libro I" from Benvenuto Cellini. Benvenuto Cellini, scultore, orafo, scrittore e artista italiano ed e considerato uno dei piu importanti artisti del Manierismo (1500-1571)."
"La vita di Benvenuto di Maestro Giovanni Cellini fiorentino - Libro I" from Benvenuto Cellini. Benvenuto Cellini, scultore, orafo, scrittore e artist...
Benvenuto Cellini (1500 -1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist. He started his autobiography in the year 1558 and ended around the year 1563. The memoirs give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his numerous passions and delights. It has been considered a classic and commonly regarded as one of the most colorful autobiographies.
Benvenuto Cellini (1500 -1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, and artist. He started his autobiography in the year ...