Cellini

[chuh-lee-nee; Italian chel-lee-nee]

noun

Ben·ve·nu·to

[ben-vuh-noo-toh, -nyoo-; Italian ben-ve-noo-taw] /ˌbɛn vəˈnu toʊ, -ˈnyu-; Italian ˌbɛn vɛˈnu tɔ/, 1500–71, Italian, metalsmith, sculptor, and autobiographer.

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Contemporary Examples of cellini

Before Cellini, memoirists tended to restrict themselves to professional accomplishments and philosophy.
The First Celebrity Tell-All
Nathaniel Rich
September 22, 2010
There is no shortage of boasting in Autobiography, but Cellini is careful to attribute the praise to his patrons.
The First Celebrity Tell-All
Nathaniel Rich
September 22, 2010
Cellini regularly kept young women in his home to serve as models.
The First Celebrity Tell-All
Nathaniel Rich
September 22, 2010
“I am wreaking a double vengeance,” writes Cellini, barely suppressing a cackle.
The First Celebrity Tell-All
Nathaniel Rich
September 22, 2010

Historical Examples of cellini

Working in this spirit, it is not so wonderful that Cellini should have been able to accomplish so much.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
Cellini was remarkable for his readiness and dexterity in handicraft.
Self-Help
Samuel Smiles
Through Gerald's mind, too, Cellini's daring adventures were passing.
Gerald Fitzgerald
Charles James Lever
In the foreground it shines hard as the lines of an irradiated Cellini shield.
Vittoria, Complete
George Meredith
The gem of his museum was the violin manufactured by Da Salo, and sculptured by Cellini.
Ole Bull
Sara C. Bull

British Dictionary definitions for cellini

Cellini

noun

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

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