Cellini

American  

[chuh-lee-nee, chel-lee-nee] / tʃəˈli ni, tʃɛlˈli ni /

noun

1. Benvenuto 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.

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Cellini British  

/ tʃɛlˈliːni, tʃɪˈliːnɪ /

noun

1. Benvenuto (benveˈnuːto). 1500–71, Italian sculptor, goldsmith, and engraver, noted also for his autobiography

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Example Sentences

The "Salt Cellar", a golden sculpture made by Florentine artist Benvenuto Cellini in 1543 for King of France Francis I, disappeared from Vienna's Museum of Fine Arts at dawn on May 12, 2003.

From Barron's

“To me, genealogy was sort of like butterfly collecting,” says Richard Cellini, a faculty fellow at Harvard University and founding director of the Harvard Legacy of Slavery Remembrance Program.

From National Geographic

Dr. Rothman had learned about the Taylor ads from Richard J. Cellini, the founder of the Georgetown Memory Project, an independent nonprofit dedicated to tracing the descendants of the people enslaved by the Jesuits.

From New York Times

“Students still do spend time and money,” said Stephanie Cellini, professor of public policy and economics at George Washington University and co-author of the research analysis that found most undergraduate certificate programs don’t pay off.

From Washington Post

Ariana Cellini, a nurse who works 12-hour shifts at the Tufts intensive medical unit, shares the sentiment.

From Los Angeles Times