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Benvenuto Cellini

1500 - 1571

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Benvenuto Cellini (, Italian: [beɱveˈnuːto tʃelˈliːni]; 3 November 1500 – 13 February 1571) 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". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benvenuto Cellini is the 5th most popular sculptor, the 353rd most popular biography from Italy (down from 267th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Sculptor.

Benvenuto Cellini is most famous for his autobiography, The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, which he wrote in the 16th century. He was also a sculptor and goldsmith, and his work is on display in many museums.

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Among sculptors, Benvenuto Cellini ranks 5 out of 258. Before him are Auguste Rodin, Phidias, Praxiteles, and Camille Claudel. After him are Polykleitos, Lorenzo Ghiberti, Antonio Canova, Lysippos, Alberto Giacometti, Constantin Brâncuși, and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1500, Benvenuto Cellini ranks 4. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Mahidevran, and Rüstem Pasha. After him are Wu Cheng'en, Fatma Sultan, Hernando de Soto, Lala Mustafa Pasha, Gülfem Hatun, Bartolomeo Eustachi, John of Ávila, and Al-Mutawakkil III. Among people deceased in 1571, Benvenuto Cellini ranks 1. After him are John Sigismund Zápolya, Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg, Niccolò dell'Abbate, Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg, Mōri Motonari, Müezzinzade Ali Pasha, Titu Cusi, Marco Antonio Bragadin, Nicolas Durand de Villegaignon, Hōjō Ujiyasu, and Marfa Sobakina.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Benvenuto Cellini ranks 353 out of 5,161. Before him are Gordian III (225), Juvenal (50), Paolo Uccello (1475), Giorgio Armani (1934), Vittore Carpaccio (1465), and Pope Benedict III (810). After him are Pope Nicholas III (1215), Aldo Moro (1916), Pope Gregory VI (1000), Pope Anastasius I (340), Maria Gaetana Agnesi (1718), and Pope Hormisdas (450).

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Among SCULPTORS In Italy

Among sculptors born in Italy, Benvenuto Cellini ranks 1. After him are Lorenzo Ghiberti (1378), Antonio Canova (1757), Jacopo Sansovino (1486), Nicola Pisano (1225), Luca della Robbia (1399), Andrea Pisano (1290), Alessandro Algardi (1595), Giovanni Pisano (1248), Jacopo della Quercia (1374), Andrea della Robbia (1435), and Bonanno Pisano (1150).

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