The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Cellini, Benvenuto

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9780140440492: The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (Penguin Classics)

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ISBN 10: 0140440496 ISBN 13: 9780140440492

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 1956

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Benvenuto Cellini tells the story of his life as a hot-tempered rebel and outstanding sculptor in Renaissance Italy.

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About the Author:

Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier, and musician who is best known for his famous autobiography. He was also an influential artist during the Mannerism movement.

Simon Vance is an award-winning actor and an AudioFile Golden Voice with over forty Earphones Awards. He has won thirteen prestigious Audie Awards and was Booklist's very first Voice of Choice in 2008. He has narrated more than eight hundred audiobooks over almost thirty years, beginning when he was a radio newsreader for the BBC in London.

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Enter the sixteenth-century world of Italy and the Vatican, where Cellini, a master goldsmith and sculptor, lived and flourished. Whitfield brings Cellini's autobiography to life, fluently rolling Italian and English words off his tongue and capturing the flavor of the tale. Cellini tells of his adventures, his encounters with DaVinci and Michelangelo, the Medicis and other famous people of his era. The minute details recounted by Cellini are gracefully read by Whitfield, who breathes life into this fascinating autobiography. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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