Master Goldsmith and Sculptor

Benvenuto Cellini

A leading goldsmith, sculptor, medalist, painter, musician, and writer of the Italian Renaissance. Highly acclaimed for his gold and silver work, jewelry, medals, and sculptures, he received the patronage of prominent figures including King Francis I of France and the Medici family of Florence. His notable works include the Saliera (Salt Cellar) and Perseus with the Head of Medusa. He also wrote an Autobiography detailing his eventful life, which serves as one of the important historical sources for understanding the artists, courts, and society of 16th-century Italy.

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Year	Benvenuto Cellini
1500	Birth of Benvenuto Cellini (Period: November 3, 1500, Location: Florence (Firenze), present-day Italy)
1515	Apprenticeship to a Goldsmith (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 14 years old, Period: c. 1515, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence)
1516	Exile from Florence (Age: 15 years old, Period: 1516, Location: Florence, Republic of Florence) Training in Siena (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 15 years old, Period: 1516, Location: Siena, Italy)
1519	Relocation to Rome (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 18 years old, Period: c. 1519, Location: Rome, Papal States)
1520	Service to Pope Clement VII (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 19 years old, Period: 1520s, Location: Rome, Papal States)
1526	War of the League of Cognac (Age: 25 years old, Period: 1526–1530, Location: Italy, Rome, Lombardy, Naples, etc.)
1527	Defense during the Sack of Rome (Age: 26 years old, Period: 1527, Location: Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo) Participation in the Sack of Rome (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 26 years old, Period: May 1527, Location: Rome, Papal States)
1529	Murder in Revenge for His Brother (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 28 years old, Period: 1529, Location: Rome, Papal States)
1537	Arrest on Charges of Embezzling Papal Treasures (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 36 years old, Period: 1537–1540, Location: Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo)
1539	Escape from Castel Sant'Angelo (Age: 38 years old, Period: c. 1539, Location: Rome, Castel Sant'Angelo)
1540	Conflict at the French Court (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 39 years old, Period: 1540–1545, Location: Fontainebleau, Paris, Kingdom of France) Service to King Francis I of France (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 39 years old, Period: 1540–1545, Location: Fontainebleau, Paris, Kingdom of France) Creation of the "Cellini Salt Cellar (Saliera)" (Age: 39 years old, Period: 1540–1543, Location: Paris, Kingdom of France)
1545	Return to Florence (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 44 years old, Period: 1545, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany) Creation of "Perseus with the Head of Medusa" (Age: 44 years old, Period: 1545–1554, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany)
1552	War of Siena (Age: 51 years old, Period: 1552–1559, Location: Siena, Florence, and Tuscany Region)
1554	Participation in the Defense of Florence (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 53 years old, Period: 1554, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany)
1556	Accusation of Sodomy (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 55 years old, Period: 1556, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany)
1558	Beginning of Writing the Autobiography (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 57 years old, Period: 1558, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany)
1562	Marriage (Benvenuto Cellini, Piera Parigi, Age: 61 years old, Period: c. 1562, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany)
1563	Member of the Accademia delle Arti del Disegno (Benvenuto Cellini, Age: 62 years old, Period: January 13, 1563, Location: Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany)
1571	Death of Benvenuto Cellini (Age: 70 years old, Period: February 13, 1571 (aged 70))

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The English royal family	Henry Tudor Edward Tudor Mary Tudor Elizabeth Tudor
The English Reformation	Thomas Cranmer William Tyndale Thomas More John Fisher Hugh Latimer John Foxe John Jewel Richard Hooker
Renaissance science	Nicolaus Copernicus Andries van Wesel Gerard de Kremer John Napier Filippo Bruno Galileo Galilei
Renaissance Art	Leonardo da Vinci Benvenuto Cellini Andrea Palladio Philibert de l'Orme Pierre Lescot Jean Goujon

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