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  1. Rebirth

    10/10 Cellini鈥檚 violent life leaves behind a controversial legacy.

  2. Sex and Death

    9/10 Cellini鈥檚 misconduct leads him back to jail, where he completes another masterpiece.

  3. Forging the Renaissance

    8/10 Back in Florence, Cellini works for Cosimo de鈥� Medici and creates his greatest work.

  4. Golden Years

    7/10 Cellini arrives in Fontainebleau to work for Francis I.

  5. Crime and Punishment

    6/10 Cellini is imprisoned for over a year in Rome, enduring various attempts on his life.

  6. The Scorpion

    5/10 Cellini roams between the great Italian courts, making art and causing trouble.

  7. Death in Florence

    4/10 On his return to Florence, Cellini experiences the horrors of the plague.

  8. Storming the Capitol

    3/10 Having built a career as a goldsmith, Cellini becomes a soldier during the Sack of Rome.

  9. Overture

    2/10 Cellini鈥檚 early years are spent training as a musician.

  10. A Portrait of the Artist

    1/10 Professor Jerry Brotton explores the darker side of the Italian Renaissance.