Benvenuto Cellini

Florentine sculptor and goldsmith (1500–1571)

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Lived 1500–1571, aged 71

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1500–1571
Aged 71

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Updated 2026-05-29

Renaissance goldsmith who made the Cellini Salt Cellar and Perseus with the Head of Medusa into objects people still can't stop talking about. His autobiography is basically the original celebrity memoir.

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Benvenuto Cellini was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author. His best-known extant works include the Cellini Salt Cellar, the sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa, and his autobiography, which has been described as "one of the most important documents of the 16th century".

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