
The Treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on Goldsmithing and Sculpture - Free Audiobook
Author(s): Benvenuto Cellini,
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[1/46] Preface: An Introductory Account by the translator, C. R. Ashbee
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Benvenuto Cellini, a 16th century Florentine goldsmith and sculptor, is perhaps better known for his colorful autobiography than his works of art. In his "Trattati", Cellini explains how he made his intricate pieces in gold, such as the salt cellar intended for the table of King Francis I of France, and his monumental sculptures, including the bronze Perseus and Medusa that stands in Florence's Loggia dei Lanzi. Cellini allows himself numerous digressions, so what might in the hands of another author have proved a dry textbook is instead an amusing companion to his "Vita". - Summary by Rob Marland
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