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Benvenuto Cellini

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Born

November 11, 1500

Zodiac

Scorpio

25,672

days lived

70

age at death

Born
November 11, 1500
Died
February 23, 1571 (aged 70)
Zodiac
♏︎Scorpio·monkey 🐒
Updated Jul 2026

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Fire
Earth
Air
Water
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Sun Sign

Scorpio♏︎

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Moon Sign

Aries♈︎

Dominant Element

Water

⚠️ Rising sign requires birth time for accurate calculation

Planetary positions calculated for November 11, 1500

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1571
Day 25,661
Age 70

Death of Benvenuto Cellini

Confidence
96%
Feb 13, 1571

Benvenuto Cellini dies in Florence.

1566
Day 23,792
Age 65

Completes Autobiography

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1566

Cellini finishes writing his autobiography, a significant literary work.

1545
Day 16,122
Age 44

Returns to Florence

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1545
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Day 16,122
Age 44

Perseus Statue Commission

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1545

Commissioned to create the bronze statue of Perseus with the Head of Medusa.

1540
Day 14,295
Age 39

Travels to France

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1540
Flight Manifest
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Day 14,295
Age 39

Ascanio Project

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96%
Jan 1, 1540

Creates the Nymph of Fontainebleau, also known as Ascanio, for the King.

1539
Day 13,930
Age 38

Released from Prison

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1539
1538
Day 13,565
Age 37

Imprisoned in Rome

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1538
1537
Day 13,200
Age 36

Coinage for Alessandro de Medici

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1537

Cellini works on coinage for Alessandro de Medici.

1530
Day 10,643
Age 29

Service under Pope Clement VII

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1530

Cellini serves as a soldier and craftsman under Pope Clement VII.

1527
Day 9,547
Age 26

Siege of Rome

Confidence
98%
Jan 1, 1527
1519
Day 6,625
Age 18

Early Work in Florence

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1519

Returns to Florence and begins working as a goldsmith.

1516
Day 5,529
Age 15

Moves to Rome

Confidence
89%
Jan 1, 1516
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1513
Day 4,434
Age 12

Apprenticeship Begins

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1513

Begins apprenticeship as a goldsmith in Florence.

1500
Day 0
Age 0

Birth of Benvenuto Cellini

Confidence
96%
Nov 11, 1500

Benvenuto Cellini is born in Florence, Italy.