Movement, Style, School or Type of Art:
Italian Mannerism
Date and Place of Birth:
November 3, 1500, Florence, Italy
Life:
A talented goldsmith with a hot temper, Cellini spent large amounts of time moving around to escape the results of dueling and romantic dallying. Nonetheless, his talent was such that a Pope, a king and the head of the Medici family (among others) all commissioned his works. Unfortunately, only a small number of his pieces survive (some of the owners had them melted and sold, when in dire financial straits). Cellini also wrote a rather self-aggrandizing, though entertaining, autobiography.
Important Works:
- • Salt Cellar (1540-44)
- • Nymph of Fontainebleau (1542-44)
- • Perseus with the Head of Medusa (1545-54)
- • Portrait of Bindo Altoviti (1549)
Date and Place of Death:
February 13, 1571, Florence, Italy
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