He was vain, swaggering, hot-tempered, violent—and a tireless braggart. But Benvenuto Cellini was also one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance and the author of one of the greatest autobiographies ever written. This faithful adaptation of his life story is filled with all the excitement of his extraordinary life, including a step-by-step depiction of the creation of his masterpiece, the Perseus With the Head of Medusa.