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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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Self-Portrait
mk52
1606-10
Oil on canvas
53.5x40.3cm
Uffizi,Florence
Painting ID:: 26773
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Self-Portrait
mk52
1606-10
Oil on canvas
53.5x40.3cm
Uffizi,Florence
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Judith and Holofernes
mk52
c.1610-12
Oil on canvas
139x116cm
Palazzo Pitti,Florence
Painting ID:: 26774
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Judith_and_Holofernes
mk52
c.1610-12
Oil on canvas
139x116cm
Palazzo Pitti,Florence
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St.John the Baptist in the Desert
mk65
Oil on canvas
69 11/16x62 5/8in
Pitti
Painting ID:: 28952
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St.John_the_Baptist_in_the_Desert
mk65
Oil on canvas
69 11/16x62 5/8in
Pitti
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Portrait of a Man in Black
mk67
Oil on canvas
21 11/16x12 5/8in
Pitti,Palatine Gallery
Painting ID:: 29955
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Portrait_of_a_Man_in_Black
mk67
Oil on canvas
21 11/16x12 5/8in
Pitti,Palatine Gallery
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes
mk67
Oil on canvas
54 3/4x45 11/16in
Pitti,Palatine Gallery
Painting ID:: 29956
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Judith_with_the_Head_of_Holofernes
mk67
Oil on canvas
54 3/4x45 11/16in
Pitti,Palatine Gallery
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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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