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Cristofano Allori
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1621
was an Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school. Allori was born at Florence and received his first lessons in painting from his father, Alessandro Allori, but becoming dissatisfied with the hard anatomical drawing and cold coloring of the latter, he entered the studio of Gregorio Pagani (1558-1605) who was one of the leaders of the late Florentine school, which sought to unite the rich coloring of the Venetians with the Florentine attention to drawing. Allori also appears to have worked under Cigoli. His pictures are distinguished by their close adherence to nature and the delicacy and technical perfection of their execution. His technical skill is shown by the fact that several copies he made of Correggio's works were thought to be duplicates by Correggio himself. His extreme fastidiousness limited the number of his works. Several specimens are to be seen at Florence and elsewhere. The finest of his works is his Judith with the Head of Holofernes. It exists in two copies in the Pitti Palace in Florence and in the Queen's Gallery in London.
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Painting ID:: 76414
Portrait of Francesco and Caterina Medici
ca. 1598(1598)
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Painting ID:: 77981
Portrait of Cristina di Lorena
Date 17th century
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 218 x 140 cm (85.8 x 55.1 in)
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Painting ID:: 78264
Portrait of Francesco
ca. 1598(1598)
Medium Oil
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Painting ID:: 78816
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
ca. 1620(1620)
Medium Oil on canvas
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Painting ID:: 79476
Judith with the Head of Holofernes
1620(1620)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions Width: 116 cm (45.7 in). Height: 139 cm (54.7 in).
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Cristofano Allori
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1621
was an Italian portrait painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school. Allori was born at Florence and received his first lessons in painting from his father, Alessandro Allori, but becoming dissatisfied with the hard anatomical drawing and cold coloring of the latter, he entered the studio of Gregorio Pagani (1558-1605) who was one of the leaders of the late Florentine school, which sought to unite the rich coloring of the Venetians with the Florentine attention to drawing. Allori also appears to have worked under Cigoli. His pictures are distinguished by their close adherence to nature and the delicacy and technical perfection of their execution. His technical skill is shown by the fact that several copies he made of Correggio's works were thought to be duplicates by Correggio himself. His extreme fastidiousness limited the number of his works. Several specimens are to be seen at Florence and elsewhere. The finest of his works is his Judith with the Head of Holofernes. It exists in two copies in the Pitti Palace in Florence and in the Queen's Gallery in London.
. Related Artists to Cristofano Allori: | MASTER of the St. Bartholomew Altar | Francesco Coleman | Leon Lhermitte | LIPPI, Fra Filippo | Anna Althea Hills |
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