When Benvenuto Cellini was in Rome, he worked for 2 Popes, Clement VII and Paul III. He worked on portrait medallions of them, jewels, and coins. By this time Benvenuto was a recognizable fighter. When he was in Rome in the year 1527 he fought against some imperial troops. He had an progressively tense relationship with Pope Paul III. There was a series of incidents that were violent and led Cellini's being incarcerated in the Castel Sant'Angelo. After he was put into the jail he made very dramatic escape, and went to France to serve King Francis l. He worked there as a sculptor, decorator, and designer for architectural projects.
