Benvenuto Cellini

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Benvenuto Cellini
Sculpture of Cellini

• Marie Lyons
• Change and Rev. Per3

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A Star was Born
Map Of Italy

• Benvenuto Cellini was born November 1st 1500 in
  Florence
• His Parents were Maestro Giovanni Cellini and
  Maria Lisabetta Cellini
• Named after the Italian word meaning welcome

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Salt-Cellar

• Made in Gold from 1540-43
• Made Upon Request of French King, King Francis I
• Symbolism
• Earth Female
• Sea Male
• Other things including weather and wealth were
  also depicted
• The Salt Cellar now can be found in
  Kunsthistorisches Museum of Vienna

Salt Cellar
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Nymph of Fontainebleau
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Nymph of Fontainebleau

• One of his earlier works
• Made of Bronze
• Requested by Francis I
• For Chateau of Fontainebleau to go above the door
  
• Never made it to the door
• Techniques he used were
• Intricate features and distinct facial feautures
• Now it rests in the Louvre

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Perseus
Perseus

• Shows Greek God Perseus
• He held Medusas Head
• Base is marble, he used metal like style in
  forming the designs (fancier patterns)
• Today it can be found in Loggia dei Lanzi
• It was also originally made to be present there
  in 1545-1554

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Cosimo I
Cosimo I

• Grand Duke Cosimo I
• Lived in Florence
• Made of Bronze
• Skill Shown Used every small detail to make it
  look real
• A wart was found on Duke Cosimo I and so a wart
  is found on his sculpture
• Cellini was a great example for future artists,
  that every detail should be displayed to give it
  the best quality

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Ganymede

• Sculpture of a Greek God
• The sculpture isnt only art it represents a
  Greek Myth
• Made from Bronze in 1545-1547
• Now it is found in Museo Nazionale del Bargello
• This Museum is in Florence

Ganymede
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The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

• Written by Cellini Himself
• Written from 1558-1562
• Stories of his exciting life, that are still read
  today

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An Sculptor or a Criminal?

• He was both!!!
• He was in a fight, led to him being banned from
  Florence.
• Killed Phillibert (Prince of Orange)
• He also killed another man in 1529
• Had a disagreement with a man who knew the Pope
• Some thought it may have been the Popes son

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Role in the Renaissance

• Had a large influence in France, due to the
  Fountainebleau School
• He also had influence in Italy because he made
  pieces of art for the Pope, and was native to
  that region
• He succeeded in many forms of art
• A lot of people at the time focused only on one
  form
• Made pieces for prominent people

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More Influences on the Renaissance

• Could use different mediums
• Used Gold, successfully in the Salt Cellar
• Used Bronze, Marble, Paint, he even wrote, and
  designed buildings
• When he died in 1571He left the world with an
  idea that a artist can succeed with more than one
  style or medium

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Bibliography

• Works Cited
• "Benvenuto Cellini." 21 Mar. 2007
  ltwww.yesnet.comgt.
• Gable, C. I. "Benvenuto Cellini." Bogglewood.
  2004. 21 Mar. 2007 ltwww.bogglewood.comgt.
• Kren, Emil, and Daniel Marx. "Cellini,
  Benvenuto." Web Gallery of Art. 21 Mar. 2007
  ltwww.wga.hugt.
• Levey, Michael. "On Cellini's Bust of Duke Cosimo
  I De' Medici." Harvard University Press. 1996. 4
  Apr. 2007 ltwww.hup.harvard.edugt.
• "Salt Cellar." Kunssthistorisches Museum Vienna.
  4 Apr. 2007 ltwww.khm.comgt.
• "The Nymph of Fontainebleau." Louvre. 4 Apr.
  2007. 4 Apr. 2007 ltwww.louvre.comgt.
• "The Squashed Version of Autobiography by
  Benvenuto Cellini." Squashed Biography. 21 Mar.
  2007 ltwww.btinternet.comgt.