| Allori,
Cristofano
(b. 1577, Firenze, d. 1621, Firenze) |
| Alessandro Allori (1535-1607),
Florentine painter, the pupil and adopted son of Bronzino. An early visit
to Rome added the influence of late
Michelangelo paintings to that of his
master's courtly Mannerism. The Pearl Fishers (Studiolo of Francesco I,
Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, c.1570) is generally considered his masterpiece;
playful and full of artifice, it combines nude figures obviously drawn from
Michelangelo with Bronzino's svelteness and enamelled colouring. He was
one of the last notable exponents of Mannerism, painting in a style that
had become outmoded by the time of his death. Alessandro Allori (1535-1607), Florentine painter, the pupil and adopted son of Bronzino. An early visit to Rome added the influence of late Michelangelo paintings to that of his master's courtly Mannerism. The Pearl Fishers (Studiolo of Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, c.1570) is generally considered his masterpiece; playful and full of artifice, it combines nude figures obviously drawn from Michelangelo with Bronzino's svelteness and enamelled colouring. He was one of the last notable exponents of Mannerism, painting in a style that had become outmoded by the time of his death. |