Celliferous

[Lat. cella, and ferre, to bear.] Bear Cell in i, (chel-le'ne,) BENVENUTO, one of the greatest artists of his time, was B. in Florence, in 1500. In 1515, he entered upon the study of the jeweller's and goldsmith's art, and in 1524 had so advanced his reputation as to be employed by Pope Clement VII., and some of the Roman nobility. At the storming of Rome in 1527, C's is stated to have been the hand that shot the Constable de Bourbon. Owing to his quarrelsome temper and exce es, C. appears to have led a wild and turbulent life, and to have been more than once imprisoned. In 1537, he visited Paris, where he was presented to Francis I., into whose service he entered, in 1541, and with whom he became a great favorite. In 1554, C.'s name was inscribed on the list of Florentine nobles. D. at Florence, in 1570. C's labors were chiefly divided between Rome, Fontainebleau, and Florence. His productions-in particular his cups, vases, tazzas, salt-cellars (or rather what we should now term épergnes), his arabesqued or damascened swords and poniards, his seals, medals, and exquisite carvings in ivory - are still in the greatest repute, and, when in the market, are readily purchased at high prices. Of his larger works, the bronze statue of Perseus, at Bologna, is one of the most celebrated; and the description of its casting, which he gives in his Memoirs or Autobiography, is almost as great a work of art in a literary way. These memoirs, interesting as a record of the history and manners of his time, have been translated into English by Roscoe, (London, 1812.) Cel'lipore, Cellepore, n . ( Zool .) A genus of coral like Briozoa , consisting of ma es of small calcareous cells crowded one upon another, and each perforated by a little hole. Cellular, ( sel'ū -ler,) a. [Lat. cellula, a small storeroom; dim. of cella , a cell.] Consisting of, or containing, little cells or cavities.