Cellini's Story

The previous story was of Meuchi, the real inventor of the phone. I correct what I wrote. Just finished a bottle of prosecco...

Here is the story of Benvenuto Cellini.

Benvenuto Cellini's Studio Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) Benvenuto Cellini, the famous artist of the Renaissance, had his studio in Via della Pergola 59 in Florence, where he cast his masterpiece: the “Perseo e Medusa” now in Piazza della Signoria. The statue in bronze includes the body of Medusa, the head of Medusa and the body of Perseo: three parts joined. In his autobiographical book “Vita” - “Life” he recounted the dramatic moment of the fusion of the Perseo: the body of Perseo, upon the opinion of many, included the Grand-Duke Cosimo who financed the statue, was too high, any so great figure in bronze was made in the past in only one piece. This was a challenge for Cellini who was instead confident in the performance. The day of the fusion was dramatic: the molten bronze wasn't so fluid as Cellini wanted, the metal couldn't reach the feet, so ordered to his assistants to increase the fire, but for this reason the roof of the studio began to burn, fortunately happened a storm with heavy rain that put out the fire, suddenly a big fever hit Cellini who had to lay on the bed for a while, when he felt better he returned to the studio but he saw in horror that the storm was cooling the fusion and the metal begun to thicken, quickly ordered to add more tin to make the alloy more fluid, but it was finished, then Cellini went to the kitchen, took plates, glasses, every kind of pottery made in tin and threw everything into the fire; at the dawn of the day after, the form of he body was filled with the bronze and Cellini was able to happily celebrate with his assistants and his family the accoplished mission! A curiosity: if you look at the back of the neck of Perseo, you will see the portrait of Benvenuto Cellini! The cache is hidden near the Cellin's Studio in Via della Pergola.

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