Benvenuto Cellini started getting onto trouble at a young age. By
age sixteen, he had already been exiled from his hometown for six
months due to a public assault of another citizen. As a man with
endless talents-sculpting, drafting, writing, music, Cellini
enjoyed dabbling in many different art forms, a career that enabled
him to travel to various major cities. After apprenticing for a
goldsmith, Cellini moved to Rome at age nineteen. There, Pope
Clement praised his work. However, Cellini's relationship with
Clement was the last time he stood in good graces with a Pope.
After insulting Pope Clement's successor, Pope Farnese, Cellini
left Rome to pursue work in France, fearing that he would be
arrested if he stayed. However, his travels did not protect him
from the wrath of Pope Farnese. After being accused of the theft of
precious Vatican items, Cellini was imprisoned. Deciding to take
matters into his own hands, Cellini organizes a prison escape.
Though his feud with Pope Farnese greatly complicated his life,
Cellini relishes making enemies, and finds humor in every situation
he is in. With stories of sexual conquests, murder, escapes,
near-death experiences, and artistic endeavors, Benvenuto Cellini
reveals all the salacious details of his exhilarating life. Though
he exposes many ugly personality traits that he possesses, Cellini
himself does not believe that he has faults, and only admits to
being wrong once in his life. Despite this, Cellini possesses an
influential amount of charisma, which is as evident in his written
work as it was in his life. Autobiography by Benvenuto Cellini
provides a privileged look into the social life of the Italian
Renaissance, and preserves the memory of the incredible artistic
work of Cellini, most of which has been lost to time. Because of
the fascinating and atypical life Cellini led, paired with his
charisma and humor, Autobiography has remained to feel exciting and
relevant to a modern audience, both for entertainment and
educational purposes. Now with an eye-catching cover design and
printed in a readable font, Benvenuto Cellini's Autobiography is
accessible for a contemporary audience, preserving the wit and
grandeur of work, while renovating it to appeal to a modern
audience.
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