Benvenuto Cellini

Italian · 1500–1571 · Sculptor, Draughtsman

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(Kopie nach), Perseus mit dem Haupt der Medusa. 18. / 19. JhSchmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Sep 2012€2,500≈ $3,274≈ £2,019Sign up to see

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Florentine sculptor and goldsmith (1500–1571)

Born 1500, FlorenceDied 1571, FlorenceOccupation Sculptor, DraughtsmanWikidata Q190116 ↗ULAN 500115352 ↗Museum works 16

Mannerism

Also known as B. Cellini, Benevenuto Cellini, Benvenuto Celini, Benvenuto di Maestro Giovanni Cellini Fiorentino, Florentin Benvenuto Celini

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Benvenuto Cellini, Jupiter — **Jupiter**late 16th century · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Irwin Untermyer, 1964 — Open Access (…

Benvenuto Cellini, Tazza — **Tazza**19th century, after 16th century original · Silver gilt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, 1873 — Open Access (CC0)

Benvenuto Cellini, Minerva — **Minerva**second half 16th century · Bronze
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of George Blumenthal, 1941 — Open Acc…

Benvenuto Cellini, Ganymede with eagle and eaglet — **Ganymede with eagle and eaglet**probably 18th century · Bronze, partially oil-gilt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1933 — Open Access (CC0)

Benvenuto Cellini, Perseus with the Head of Medusa — **Perseus with the Head of Medusa**19th century · Plaster, gilt
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of the Estate of Joseph Breck, 1933 — Op…

Benvenuto Cellini, Alessandro de' Medici, 1512-1537, 1st Duke of Florence 1523 [obverse] — **Alessandro de' Medici, 1512-1537, 1st Duke of Florence 1523 [obverse]**1500-1571 · silver testoon//Struck
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Benvenuto Cellini, Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian — **Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian**1500/1571 · silver testoon//Struck
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…

Benvenuto Cellini, A Satyr — **A Satyr**1544/1545 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over black chalk on laid paper; laid down, with framing line in brown ink
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Woodner Collection, Patrons' Permanent F…

Benvenuto Cellini, Kardinaal Pietro Bembo — **Kardinaal Pietro Bembo**1539 - 1540
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

Benvenuto Cellini, Fontainebleau Nymph — **Fontainebleau Nymph**1542
Department of Sculptures of the Louvre ↗
CC0 · Shonagon, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Department of Sculptures of the Louvre

Benvenuto Cellini, Apollo and Giacinto — **Apollo and Giacinto**1548
Wikimedia Commons ↗
CC BY 3.0 · Sailko, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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Works in museum collections

Related artists — Italian, born 1475–1525