Benvenuto Cellini: Sculptor, Goldsmith, Writer offers new perspectives on the artist and his place in Renaissance art, literature, and culture, as well as his legacy in European publishing history and modern American pop culture. The essays in this volume approach the multi-faceted career of Cellini from a variety of perspectives, cutting across disciplinary boundaries, as did the artist himself. Offering new interpretations of Cellini's life and work, this richly illustrated volume brings new insights into the life, works, and legacy of a major figure of the Italian Renaissance.
-First collection of essays in English on Benvenuto Cellini
-Richly illustrated, contains some new photographs
-Brings together scholars from a wide range of disciplines