Cristofano Allori (1577 - 1621)
Cristofano Allori
Cristofano Allori was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school, painting mostly portraits and religious subjects. Allori 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. 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 their close adherence to nature and the delicacy and technical perfection of their execution. His most famous work, in his own day and now, is Judith with the Head of Holofernes.
| Date and place of birt: | 17 october 1577, Florence, Italy |
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| Date and place of death: | 2 april 1621, Florence, Italy |
| Nationality: | Italy |
| Period of activity: | XVI, XVII century |
| Specialization: | Artist, Graphic artist, Painter, Portraitist |
| Art school / group: | Florentine School |
| Genre: | Nude art, Portrait, Religious genre, Self-portrait |
| Art style: | Realism, Mannerism |
| Technique: | Pencil, Chalk, Hand graphic, Oil, Oil on canvas, Sanguine |
