by Jon Lackman | 17 July 2006 | Renaissance
Why did Cellini reveal so many trade secrets? To build up his reputation for authority and expertise, according to a new book. Cellini’s treatises on goldsmithing and sculpture are out in a new German edition with editing and commentary by Erhard Brepohl, himself a goldsmithing master. His intimate knowledge of the field pays off (writes reviewer Christine Tauber, Frankfurter Allgemeine) although Brepohl doesn’t bother to cite important recent scholarship, relying instead on Mario Scalini’s 79-page book from the Library of Great Masters.
