In 1516 this man was apprenticed to the goldsmith Andrea Marcone in Florence, and his first charge of manslaughter dates to this year.
In 1516 this man was apprenticed to the goldsmith Andrea Marcone in Florence, and his first charge of manslaughter dates to this year. He would create such sculpted masterpieces as The Saltcellar of Francis I, the Seal of Cardinal d'Este of Ferrara, and the statue of Perseus, remarkable considering he was also a full-time criminal whose offenses include fornication, embezzlement, and at least three murders by his own account. For 10 points name this Renaissance goldsmith and subject of a Berlioz opera, most famous for his Autobiography.
In 1516 this man was apprenticed to the goldsmith Andrea Marcone in Florence, and his first charge of manslaughter dates to this year.
Benvenuto Cellini