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A review by casparb
The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini by Benvenuto Cellini
I thought this may be a bit interesting I was Not Ready for this wild ride. So let's get into personality
Benvenuto Cellini (b.1500) was a renaissance florentine goldsmith, sculptor. What the autobiography reveals is that he was also, a shit. it's rare I think, that somebody writing their own account, their autobiography, comes across this awful - he picks fights, endlessly, and nearly always seems in the wrong. he has the biggest ego you can imagine, even if he is remarkably talented. It's SO entertaining. I kept forgetting that this is 'history', that this isn't a hare-brained Count of Monte Cristo parody, three centuries early. now I'm sure that Most of what Cellini is saying in here is lies - I'm good with that. You won't like him. but what a read
Benvenuto Cellini (b.1500) was a renaissance florentine goldsmith, sculptor. What the autobiography reveals is that he was also, a shit. it's rare I think, that somebody writing their own account, their autobiography, comes across this awful - he picks fights, endlessly, and nearly always seems in the wrong. he has the biggest ego you can imagine, even if he is remarkably talented. It's SO entertaining. I kept forgetting that this is 'history', that this isn't a hare-brained Count of Monte Cristo parody, three centuries early. now I'm sure that Most of what Cellini is saying in here is lies - I'm good with that. You won't like him. but what a read