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ALLORI Cristofano
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1621
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. The model for the Judith was his mistress, the beautiful Mazzafirra, who is also represented in his Magdalene; and the head of Holofernes is generally supposed to represent himself.
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes 1
1613
Oil on canvas, 120,4 x 100,3 cm
Royal Collection, Windsor
Painting ID:: 4694
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Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes___1
1613
Oil on canvas, 120,4 x 100,3 cm
Royal Collection, Windsor
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes gg
1613
Oil on canvas, 139 x 116 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
Painting ID:: 4695
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Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes__gg
1613
Oil on canvas, 139 x 116 cm
Galleria Palatina (Palazzo Pitti), Florence
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes (mk08)
1613
Oil on canvas.
139x116cm
Florence,Galleria Pitti
Painting ID:: 21522
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Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes_(mk08)
1613
Oil on canvas.
139x116cm
Florence,Galleria Pitti
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
mk86
1613
Oil on canvas
139x116cm
Florence,Galleria Pitti
Painting ID:: 33577
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Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes
mk86
1613
Oil on canvas
139x116cm
Florence,Galleria Pitti
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Portrait of Bayezid I
1552-1562
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 57.4 x 45.2 cm (22.6 x 17.8 in)
cyf
Painting ID:: 83367
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Portrait_of_Bayezid_I
1552-1562
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 57.4 x 45.2 cm (22.6 x 17.8 in)
cyf
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ALLORI__Cristofano
Italian Baroque Era Painter, 1577-1621
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. The model for the Judith was his mistress, the beautiful Mazzafirra, who is also represented in his Magdalene; and the head of Holofernes is generally supposed to represent himself.
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