What is Benvenuto Cellini?
[[File:Benvenuto_Cellini_Florence_Uffizi.jpg|thumb|Statue depicting Cellini, in the Uffizi in Florence]] '''Benvenuto Cellini''' ({{IPA-it|benveˈnuːto tʃelˈliːni}}; 3 November 1500 &ndash; 13 February 1571) was an [[Italians|Italian]] [[goldsmith]], [[sculpture|sculptor]], [[draftsman]], [[soldier]] and [[musician]],<ref>[https://www.worldhistory.org/Benvenuto_Cellini/#:~:text=Benvenuto%20Cellini%20(1500%2D1571%20CE,CE)%2C%20now%20in%20Vienna. Benvenuto Cellini]. www.worldhistory.org. Retrieved Jaunary 1, 2022.</ref> who also wrote a famous [[autobiography]]. He was one of the most important artists of [[Mannerism]].<ref>[https://www.historyextra.com/period/renaissance/benvenuto-cellini-renaissance-sculptor-facts-life/ Benvenuto Cellini: how the ‘bad boy’ sculptor and goldsmith gives us a fresh perspective on the Renaissance]. www.historyextra.com. Retrieved Jaunary 1, 2022.</ref> He was born in [[Florence]], and died there.<ref>[http://scihi.org/benvenuto-cellini-mannierism/ Benvenuto Cellini – Master of Mannierism]. scihi.org. Retrieved Jaunary 1, 2022.</ref> ==References== <references/> {{DEFAULTSORT:Cellini, Benvenuto}} [[Category:1500 births]] [[Category:1571 deaths]] [[Category:Italian artists]] [[Category:People from Florence]]