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CHAPTER XXI
(1537-1538)
Cellini on his arrival in Paris, goes to visit il Rosso, the painter.—
He lodges with Andrea Sguazzella, a Florentine. He is received
in audience by King Francis I, and accompanies the Court to
Lyons. He is protected by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este. Falling
sick he returns to Italy.—Adventure in the Valdivedro.—At
Ferrara he is kindly received by the Duke.—Goes to Loreto, and
reaches Rome in December.—He executes a commission for the
wife of Girolamo Orsini; and makes a basin and ewer for the
Cardinal of Ferrara.—Through the medium of the said Cardinal
he is recalled to France.—But being accused of appropriating
precious stones belonging to Clement VII, he is arrested and
thrown into the Castel Sand Angelo.
TTTAVING rested myself awhile in Paris I went to
JL JL look up the painter, il Rosso/ who was in the
King's service. This Rosso I thought to be the greatest
friend that I had in the world, because I had done for
him in Rome the greatest kindnesses that one man can
possibly do for another; and since these particular
kindnesses can be told in a few words I do not wish to
omit mention of them to show how shameless is in-
gratitude. With his evil tongue, when he was in Rome,
he had spoken so ill of the works of Raffaello da Urbino,
that his (z'.A, Raffaello's) pupils wanted to kill him at any
* ty Chap. V, p. 88, n. 1.
376
(1537-1538)
Cellini on his arrival in Paris, goes to visit il Rosso, the painter.—
He lodges with Andrea Sguazzella, a Florentine. He is received
in audience by King Francis I, and accompanies the Court to
Lyons. He is protected by Cardinal Ippolito d'Este. Falling
sick he returns to Italy.—Adventure in the Valdivedro.—At
Ferrara he is kindly received by the Duke.—Goes to Loreto, and
reaches Rome in December.—He executes a commission for the
wife of Girolamo Orsini; and makes a basin and ewer for the
Cardinal of Ferrara.—Through the medium of the said Cardinal
he is recalled to France.—But being accused of appropriating
precious stones belonging to Clement VII, he is arrested and
thrown into the Castel Sand Angelo.
TTTAVING rested myself awhile in Paris I went to
JL JL look up the painter, il Rosso/ who was in the
King's service. This Rosso I thought to be the greatest
friend that I had in the world, because I had done for
him in Rome the greatest kindnesses that one man can
possibly do for another; and since these particular
kindnesses can be told in a few words I do not wish to
omit mention of them to show how shameless is in-
gratitude. With his evil tongue, when he was in Rome,
he had spoken so ill of the works of Raffaello da Urbino,
that his (z'.A, Raffaello's) pupils wanted to kill him at any
* ty Chap. V, p. 88, n. 1.
376