Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini

Thoroughly endowed with self-love, Cellini recounts his nonconformist life of art, sex, friendship, enemies, and criminal activity. Benvenuto Cellini's Autobiography provides a rare and intimate glance into the daily life of Renaissance Italy. With recollection of the creation of his most impressive works, his most sensational affairs, prominent feuds, near-death encounters, and heinous murders, Benvenuto Cellini provides a humorous and detailed narrative of his exciting life.