July 12
Is Cellini in trouble again? Charges brought against his portrait worth 107 million euros
Famous paintings from the Renaissance always amaze the imagination. Portraits of prominent people of that era are especially memorable.
From this point of view, Benvenuto Cellini’s self-portrait, which rivaled da Vinci and Michelangelo, is undoubtedly a work of art worth remembering.
But will it be remembered for its artistic beauty and historical significance, or for the endless lawsuits and accusations that plague the owner of this masterpiece, a notorious Russian cosmetics entrepreneur who constantly lands the precious work of art in legal trouble.