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Cristofano Allori (17 October – 1 April ) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school, painting mostly portraits and religious....
Cristofano Allori
Italian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school (–)
Cristofano Allori (17 October – 1 April ) was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school, painting mostly portraits and religious subjects.
Biography
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, 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.[3] Allori also appears to have worked under Cigoli.[citation needed]
When still young he became a court portraitist for the Medicis, though many of his commissions were replicas of portraits by his predecessor Bronzino, or had participation by others.[citation needed]
His pictures are distinguished by the