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SINCEIamwritingmylife，Imustfromtimetotimedivergefrommyprofessioninordertodescribewithbrevity，ifnotindetail，someincidentswhichhavenobearingonmycareerasartist.OnthemorningofSaintJohnsDayIhappenedtobediningwithseveralmenofournation，painters，sculptors，goldsmiths，amongstthemostnotableofwhomwasRossoandGainfrancesco，thepupilofRaffaello.Ihadinvitedthemwithoutrestraintorceremonytotheplaceofourmeeting，andtheywerealllaughingandjoking，asisnaturalwhenacrowdofmenetogethertomakemerryonsogreatafestival.Itchancedthatalight-brainedswaggeringyoungfellowpassedby;hewasasoldierofRienzodaCeri，who，whenheheardthenoisethatweweremaking，gaveventtoastringofopprobrioussarcasmsuponthefolkofFlorence.I，whowasthehostofthosegreatartistsandmenofworth，takingtheinsulttomyself，slippedoutquietlywithoutbeingobserved，andwentuptohiIoughttosaythathehadapunkofhisthere，andwasgoingonwithhisstupidribaldriestoamuseher.WhenImethim，IaskedifhewastherashfellowwhowasspeakingeviloftheFlorentines.Heansweredatonce:“Iamthatman.”OnthisIraisedmyhand，struckhimintheface，andsaid:“AndIamthisman.”Thenweeachofusdrewourswordswithspirit;butthefrayhadhardlybegunwhenacrowdofpersonsintervened，whorathertookmypartthannot，hearingandseeingthatIwasintheright.

Onthefollowingdayachallengetofightwithhimwasbroughtme，whichIacceptedverygladly，sayingthatIexpectedtopletethisjobfarquickerthanthoseoftheotherartIpractised.SoIwentatoncetoconferwithafineoldmancalledBevilacqua，whowasreputedtohavebeenthefirstswordofItaly，becausehehadfoughtmorethantwentyseriousduelsandhadalwayseoffwithhonour.Thisexcellentmanwasagreatfriendofmine;heknewmeasanartistandhadalsobeenconcernedasintermediaryincertainuglyquarrelsbetweenmeandothers.Accordingly，whenhehadlearnedmybusiness，heansweredwithasmile:“MyBenvenuto，ifyouhadanaffairwithMars，Iamsureyouwouldeoutwithhonour，becausethroughalltheyearsthatIhaveknownyou，Ihaveneverseenyouwrongfullytakeupaquarrel.”Soheconsentedtobemysecond，andwerepairedwithswordinhandtotheappointedplace，butnobloodwasshed，formyopponentmadethematterup，andIcamewithmuchcreditoutoftheaffair.Iwillnotaddfurtherparticulars;forthoughtheywouldbeveryinterestingintheirownway，Iwishtokeepbothspaceandwordsformyart，whichhasbeenmychiefinducementtowriteasIamdoing，andaboutwhichIshallhaveonlytoomuchtosay.

Thespiritofhonourablerivalryimpelledmetoattemptsomeothermasterpiece，whichshouldequal，orevensurpass，theproductionsofthatablecraftsman，Lucagnolo，whomIhavementioned.StillIdidnotonthisaccountneglectmyownfineartofjewellery;andsoboththeoneandtheotherwroughtmemuchprofitandmorecredit，andinbothofthemIcontinuedtoproducethingsofmarkedoriginality.TherewasatthattimeinRomeaveryableartistofPerugianamedLautizio，whoworkedonlyinonedepartment，wherehewassoleandunrivalledthroughouttheworld.YoumustknowthatatRomeeverycardinalhasaseal，uponwhichhistitleisengraved，andthesesealsaremadejustaslargeasachildshandofabouttwelveyearsofage;and，asIhavealreadysaid，thecardinalstitleisengraveduponthesealtogetherwithagreatmanyornamentalfigures.Awell-madearticleofthekindfetchesahundred，ormorethanahundredcrowns.Thisexcellentworkman，likeLucagnolo，rousedinmesomehonestrivalry，althoughthearthepractisedisfarremotefromtheotherbranchesofgold-smithery，andconsequentlyLautiziowasnotskilledinmakinganythingbutseals.Igavemymindtoacquiringhiscraftalso，althoughIfounditverydifficu

TherewasinRomeanothermostexcellentcraftsmanofability，whowasaMilanesenamedMesserCaradosso.Hedealtinnothingbutlittlechiselledmedals，madeofplatesofmetal，andsuch-likethings.Ihaveseenofhissomepaxesinhalfrelief，andsomeChristsapalminlengthwroughtofthethinnestgoldenplates，soexquisitelydonethatIesteemedhimthegreatestmasterinthatkindIhadeverseen，andenviedhimmorethanalltheresttogether.Therewerealsoothermasterswhoworkedatmedalscarvedinsteel，whichmaybecalledthemodelsandtrueguidesforthosewhoaimatstrikingcoinsinthemostperfectstyle.AllthesediversartsIsetmyselfwithunflaggingindustrytolearn.

Imustnotomittheexquisiteartofenamelling，inwhichIhaveneverknownanyoneexcelsaveaFlorentine，ourcountryman，calledAmerigo.Ididnotknowhim，butwaswellacquaintedwithhisinparablemasterpieces.NothinginanypartoftheworldorbycraftsmanthatIhaveseen，approachedthedivinebeautyoftheirworkmanship.TothisbranchtooIdevotedmyselfwithallmystrength，althoughitisextremelydifficult，chieflybecauseofthefire，which，afterlongtimeandtroublespentinotherprocesses，hastobeappliedatlast，andnotunfrequentlybringsthewholetoruin.Inspiteofitsgreatdifficulties，itgavemesomuchpleasurethatIlookeduponthemasrecreation;andthiscamefromthespecialgiftwhichtheGodofnaturebestowedonme，thatistosay，atemperamentsohappyandofsuchexcellentpartsthatIwasfreelyabletoacplishwhateveritpleasedmetotakeinhand.ThevariousdepartmentsofartwhichIhavedescribedareverydifferentonefromtheother，sothatamanwhoexcelsinoneofthem，ifheundertakestheothers，hardlyeverachievesthesamesuccess;whereasIstrovewithallmypowertobeeequallyversedinallofthem:andintheproperplaceIshalldemonstratethatIattainedmyobject.

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