Biography Eliot, Charles W. (editor): Harvard Classics Volume 31 V1.1 23 Jan 2014

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The Harvard Classics Volume 31 (Cellini) Published 1910

Edited by Charles W Eliot LL D. (March 20, 1834 - August 22, 1926)

The Autobiography of Bevenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini (3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier and musician, who also wrote a famous autobiography. He was one of the most important artists of Mannerism.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini was started in the year 1558 at the age of 58 and ended abruptly just before his last trip to Pisa around the year 1563 when Cellini was approximately 63 years old. The memoirs give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his loves, hatreds, passions, and delights, written in an energetic, direct, and racy style. They show a great self-regard and self-assertion, sometimes running into extravagances which are impossible to credit.

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A revision to this volume, the TOC was incorrectly linked. Now fixed.