Benvenuto Cellini, Italian Artisan(1500-1571)

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Just the Facts:

• Name: Benvenuto Cellini
• Birth: November 3, 1500, Florence, Italy
• Death: February 13, 1571, Tuscany, Italy
• Language: Italian
• Who he was: artisan in the Italian Renaissance known for his Autobiography
• Included in lists (What's This?): HC; Bloom

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