4 Quotes & Sayings By Benvenuto Cellini

Benvenuto Cellini was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, artist, soldier, poet, memoirist, musician and writer. His autobiography is considered one of the most important sources on the life of an artist in the Italian Renaissance.

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I assert that the art of sculpture, among all the arts connected with design, is at least seven times greater than any other, for the following reason: why, sir, a statue of true sculpture ought to have seven points of view, which ought all to boast equal excellence. Benvenuto Cellini
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When the poor give to the rich, the devil laughs. Benvenuto Cellini
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Withersoever the wheel of Fortune turns, Virtue stands firm upon her feet. Benvenuto Cellini