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True Crime: Mass Murderering Artist Cellini

· 48 min · Episode 557

Episode True Crime: Mass Murderering Artist Cellini

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How did a murderous, swaggering, wildly unreliable goldsmith become one of the most celebrated artists of the 16th century? Does genius excuse monstrous behaviour?

Benvenuto Cellini's story is as shocking as it is dazzling, taking him from the bloody streets of Florence to the Sack of Rome, papal prisons, accusations of sodomy, spectacular jailbreaks and timeless artistic masterpieces.

Professor Suzannah Lipscomb is joined by Dr. Noah Charney to explore Cellini's outrageous life.

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Presented by Professor Suzannah Lipscomb. The researcher is Max Wintle, edited and produced by Rob Weinberg. The senior producer is Anne-Marie Luff.

All music courtesy of Epidemic Sounds.

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