The Life of Benvenuto Cellini

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini - Paperback

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The Life of Benvenuto Cellini - Paperback

The Life of Benvenuto Cellini - Paperback

by John Addington Symonds
$50.40
$50.40

Book Overview

In this masterful autobiography Cellini describes court life, his career as a Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith, and his views of his contemporaries, including Michelangelo.

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This work is the only autobiography of a Renaissance artist. It vividly describes the artist's life at the Papal Court in Rome and at the Royal Court of France, including and eyewitness account of the Sack of Rome in 1527. Cellini also gives us intimate details of his career as a Renaissance sculptor and goldsmith.
ISBN9780714833644
Author John Addington Symonds
PublisherPhaidon Press
GenreBiography and Arts
FormatPaperback
PublishedAugust 1995
Edition2
LanguageENG- English
Pages582
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About John Addington Symonds

Sir John Pope-Hennessy (1913-94) was one of the 20th century's most distinguished art historians and museum directors. He was Director of the Victoria & Albert Museum (1967-73), Director of the British Museum (1974-76) and Consultative Chairman of the Department of European Paintings, Metropolitan Museum, New York (1977-86).

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