What is "cellini"

Cellini is a 2001 play by American playwright John Patrick Shanley. It is based on the process that the sculptor Benvenuto Cellini went through in order to create his work Perseus with the Head of Medusa.

Cellini was an Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician of the Renaissance.

Cellini may also refer to:

• Cellini (play), a 2001 play by John Patrick Shanley
• Cellini (surname), a surname

Cellini is an Italian surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Benvenuto Cellini (1500–1571), Italian goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier and musician
• Dino Cellini (1914–1978), Italian-American mobster
• Julie Cellini (21st century), American journalist
• Karen Cellini (born 1958), American actress
• Marco Cellini (born 1981), Italian footballer
• Renato Cellini (1912–1967), Italian opera conductor
• Vince Cellini (born 1959), American sports announcer

Cellini (foaled 10 April 1971) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred in Kentucky he was sold for $240,000 as a yearling and sent to race in Europe. In 1973 he was one of the best colts of his generation in Britain and Ireland, winning all three of his races including the National Stakes and the Dewhurst Stakes. In the following spring he won the Vauxhall Trial Stakes and the Tetrarch Stakes but was beaten when favourite for both the Irish 2000 Guineas and the St James's Palace Stakes. He was then retired to stud but proved infertile and was returned to the track, winning one minor race in 1976.