Autobiography - Couverture rigide

Cellini, Benvenuto

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0714822973 ISBN 13 : 9780714822976

Editeur : Phaidon Press Ltd, 1983

Synopsis

Book by Cellini Benvenuto

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Although most of Cellini's works in precious metals have been melted down, one surviving gold saltceller, which he completed for Francois I of France, and a number of major sculptures have secured his reputation as one of the finest Italian artists in the generation after Michelangelo. But he is most celebrated for his autobiography, which chronicles with unflagging energy and force one of the most tempestuous lives and one of the largest egos in all of history. Cellini served dukes, bishops, cardinals, and kings and queens of several nations, and he quarreled with them all, including two popes, one of whom, by Cellini's account, tried to murder him. He confesses to several murders himself, at least one rape, a notorious prison-break, innumerable fights and feuds. He also claims a pivotal role in defending Rome against invasion. From its first appearance in 1728 (150 years after his death), this portrait of a fanatical individualist helped define our notion of the Renaissance.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini was started in the year 1558. The memoirs give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his loves, hatreds, passions, and delights, written in an energetic, direct, and racy style. They show a great self-regard and self-assertion, sometimes running into extravagances which are impossible to credit. He even writes in a complacent way of how he contemplated his murders before carrying them out. Parts of his tale recount some extraordinary events and phenomena; such as his stories of conjuring up a legion of devils in the Colosseum, after one of his not innumerous mistresses had been spirited away from him by her mother; of the marvelous halo of light which he found surrounding his head at dawn and twilight after his Roman imprisonment, and his supernatural visions and angelic protection during that adversity; and of his being poisoned on two separate occasions.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1983
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0714822973
• ISBN 13: 9780714822976
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Éditeur: Hope Charles
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