Benvenuto Cellini
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| Country of origin: | Italy |
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| Books by this author: | Life of Benvenuto Cellini*, and The treatises of Benvenuto Cellini on goldsmithing and sculpture |
1500 to 1571. He commisioned work for several popes and royalty, the most famous surving item from his hand is the saliera (salt cellar), now in the Kunsthistorisches museum - Vienna, Austria. He is regarded as the most important renaissance goldsmith.
Additional Reading
Cellini's Autobiography in English