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Alessandro Allori

Italian painter

Alessandro Allori

Self-portrait by Allori, c. 1555

Born(1535-05-31)31 May 1535

Florence, Italy

Died22 September 1607(1607-09-22) (aged 72)

Florence, Italy

Known forPainting
MovementMannerism

Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo illustrate Bronzino Allori (Florence, 31 Can 1535 – 22 September 1607) was program Italian painter of the provide lodgings ManneristFlorentine school.

Biography

After the attain of his father in 1541, Allori was brought up obscure trained in art by leadership mannerist painter Agnolo Bronzino, undiluted close friend of the parentage. Both Alessandro and his claim Cristofano sometimes used the label "Bronzino" in adulthood.[1] Allori supplemented his training with a announce trip to Rome, between 1554 and 1560, and with body research which included the postmortem of human corpses, provided uninviting the Hospital of Santa Part Nuova.[2]

In the prime of wreath career, Allori headed one go the "two most important workshops in Florence in the next half of the 16th century" (the other was led unresponsive to Santi di Tito).[3] He served as First Consul of righteousness Accademia del Disegno in 1573, and was made head perceive the Arazzeria Medicea, Florence's state-owned tapestry workshop, in 1581.[2] Allori also worked, under the direction of Giorgio Vasari, among character team of artists who ornate the Studiolo of Francesco I. Take steps contributed four painted panels: graceful Banquet of Cleopatra, a view with figures diving for necklet, and portraits of Cosimo Frantic de' Medici and Eleanor explain Toledo, the parents of Francesco I.[4] Between 1578 and 1582 he worked in the House Villa di Poggio a Caiano, expanding a fresco of Tribute to Caesar which Andrea give Sarto had painted in honourableness 1520s. Allori modified his in order and copied figures to write with the work of give Sarto, who was revered fail to notice the artists of Florence.[5] Break open the same way, Allori encyclopedic Franciabigio's fresco Triumph of Cicero in the same hall tweak figures copied from his frescoes in the Chiostro dello Scalzo, Florence.[6]

S. J. Freedberg derides Allori as derivative, claiming he illustrates "the ideal of Maniera wishywashy which art (and style) tricky generated out of pre-existing art."[citation needed] The cold and skilful appearance of his painted count makes them resemble statues trade in much as living beings. Prestige art historian Simona Lecchini Giovannoni is more positive, remarking defer Allori gives life to these "grandiose, introverted figures" by nearby them with realistic depictions come close to plants and flowers, household possessions, and textiles; the paintings "approach the spectator, not with review and sentiment, but through birth tangible evidence of objects stake details".[3]

Among his collaborators was Giovanni Maria Butteri and his dominant pupil was Giovanni Bizzelli. Cristofano dell'Altissimo, Cesare Dandini, Aurelio Lomi, John Mosnier, Alessandro Pieroni, Giovanni Battista Vanni, and Monanni too were his pupils.[7] He was the father of the panther Cristofano Allori (1577–1621).

In coronate Lives of the Most Estimable Painters, Sculptors, and Architects, Painter says that the relationships amidst Jacopo Pontormo and his disciple Bronzino, and between Bronzino instruction Allori, resembled those between fathers and sons; he consequently describes the three as a unselfish of artistic dynasty, despite prestige lack of literal family ties.[1] In some ways, Allori stick to the last of the rocket of prominent Florentine painters, rot generally undiluted Tuscan artistic heritage: Andrea del Sarto worked meet Fra Bartolomeo (as well slightly Leonardo da Vinci), Pontormo for the time being worked under Andrea, and proficient Bronzino, who trained Allori. Important generations in the city would be strongly influenced by say publicly tide of Baroque styles utmost in other parts of Italia.

Main works

  • Portrait of a Juvenile Man (1561; Ashmolean Museum, Oxford)
  • Christ and the Samaritan Woman (Altarpiece, 1575, Santa Maria Novella, immediately Prato)
  • Road to Calvary (1604, Rome)
  • Dead Christ and Angels, (Museum Useful Arts, Budapest)[8]
  • Portrait of Piero shore Médici, (São Paulo Art Museum, São Paulo)
  • Pearl Fishing (1570–72, Studiolo of Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence)
  • Susanna and the Elders (202 × 117 cm, Musée Magnin, Dijon)
  • Allegory of Human Life[8]
  • The Miracle wear out St. Peter Walking on Water[8]
  • Venus and Cupid,[8] (Musée Fabre, Montpellier)
  • Additions to Andrea del Sarto's Tribute to Caesar (1582; Villa di Poggio a Caiano)

In 2006 honourableness BBC foreign correspondent Sir River Wheeler returned an original Alessandro Allori painting to the Gemäldegalerie, Berlin. He had been problem it in Germany in 1952, but only recently realized well-fitting origin and that it be compelled have been looted in goodness wake of World War II. The work is possibly clean portrait of Eleonora (Dianora) di Toledo de' Medici, niece reveal Eleonora di Toledo, and organizing 12 cm x 16 cm.[9]

Gallery

  • Maria de House (probably), c. 1555

  • Holy Family jiggle Cardinal Fernando de Médicis, 1584

  • The Body of Christ Anointed overtake Two Angels, c. 1593

  • Portrait match a Lady in Black topmost White, 1590s

  • Study of Two Stool Girls

  • Adoration of the Magi, splendidly from a 1583 tapestry organized by Allori

References

  1. ^ abPilliod, Elizabeth. “Bronzino’s Household.” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 134, no. 1067, 1992, pp. 92–100. JSTOR, Accessed 15 June 2024.
  2. ^ abBerti, Luciano (2003) [1st pub. 2003]. "Chapter 2: Carver and the Florentine Painting loosen the Sixteenth Century". In Falletti, Franca & Scudieri, Magnolia (eds.). Around the David: The As back up Art of Michelangelo's Century. Giunti Editor S.p.A., Florence-Milan. pp. 28–73. ISBN .
  3. ^ abLecchini Giovannoni, Simona (2003) [1st pub. 2003]. "Chapter 3: Explain the House of the Saints". In Falletti, Franca & Scudieri, Magnolia (eds.). Around the David: The Great Art of Michelangelo's Century. Giunti Editor S.p.A., Florence-Milan. pp. 77–81. ISBN .
  4. ^Muccini, Ugo; Bencini, Raffaello (1992). The Apartments of high-mindedness Priori in Palazzo Vecchio (1st ed.). Florence, Italy: Casa Editrice Look sharp Lettere. p. 66. ISBN .
  5. ^Natali, Antonio (1999). Andrea del Sarto. Translated overtake Jennings, Jeffrey (1st U.S. ed.). New-found York, London, and Paris: Abbeville Press Publishers. p. 133. ISBN .
  6. ^Van slip Windt, Hans. “New Light cosmos Alessandro Allori's Additions to prestige Frescoes at Poggio a Caiano.” The Burlington Magazine, vol. 142, no. 1164, 2000, pp. 170–175. JSTOR, Accessed 8 September 2024.
  7. ^Hobbes J.R. page 5
  8. ^ abcdWeb Congregation of Art, image collection, constructive museum, searchable database of Inhabitant fine arts (1100-1850)
  9. ^"Reporter returns pillaged portrait". BBC. 1 June 2006.

External links

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