This work is the only known autobiography of a Renaissance artist. It describes not only the artist's life at the Papal Court in Rome and at the Royal Court of France but makes very vivid historical writing, including, as it does, an eye-witness acount of the Sack of Rome in 1527.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Phaidon Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0714833649
ISBN-13
9780714833644
eBay Product ID (ePID)
982863
Product Key Features
Book Title
Life of Benvenuto Cellini
Author
John Addington Symonds
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Features
Revised
Topic
Individual Artists / General, General
Publication Year
1995
Genre
Art
Number of Pages
582 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
7.3in
Item Height
0.7in
Item Width
4.3in
Item Weight
10 oz
Additional Product Features
Grade from
Eighth Grade
Grade to
College Graduate Student
Edition Description
Revised Edition
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"Mini-triumphs of contemporary design... The words contained within these gem-like covers are lapidary as well."--Times Literary Supplement, "Mini-triumphs of contemporary design... The words contained within these gem-like covers are lapidary as well."-- Times Literary Supplement