Gaio

I was well pleased to receive these four jewellers, among whom was a man of Milan called Gaio.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

Gaio broke out at once: This is the most marvellous thing that I have ever seen in the course of my whole lifetime.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

That ass Gaio exclaimed that if I made a foil like that he would gladly doff his cap to it.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

In the presence of us all this Gaio began to talk, and said: Milianos foil should be preserved, and to do that,

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

Gaio, unwilling to believe it, took the diamond and said:

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

When I showed it to the jewellers, one of the best among them, who was called Raffael del Moro, took the diamond in his hand and said to Gaio: Benvenuto has outdone the foil of Miliano.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

Then Gaio said: I shall go and tell the Pope, and I mean to procure for him one thousand golden crowns for the setting of this diamond.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

Then the Pope bestowed on me the most familiar caresses which can be imagined, and exclaimed: Have patience, my dear Benvenuto, for I will give you a better reward for your virtues than the thousand crowns which Gaio tells me your work is worth.

The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini Cellini, Benvenuto, 1500-1571 1910

” That ass Gaio exclaimed that if I made a foil like that he would gladly doff his cap to it.

XCII 1909

Gaio broke out at once: “This is the most marvellous thing that I have ever seen in the course of my whole lifetime.

XCII 1909