Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Vol 1 Part 1 1558 (1728)
Channel: Age of Enlightenment
Date: 2015-12-27

Benvenuto Cellini's autobiographical memoirs, which he began writing in Florence in 1558, give a detailed account of his singular career, as well as his loves and hatreds. It was first published in 1728 and one of the many translations of the book was made by Johann Goethe who later wrote his own autobiography, Truth and Poetry in Relation to My Life.  Centuries after his death Cellini lived again through literature even though he was a great goldsmith and sculptor. His father wanted him to be a musician but he wanted to be a goldsmith. 

Here is the text: http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/4028

This audio is the first part of the first volume. 

The rest can be found here.

https://librivox.org/author/762?primary_key=762&search_category=author&search_page=1&search_form=get_results