Alessandro Allori
(1535–1607) italiensk konstnär under manierismen
Alessandro Allori (1535–1607) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a designer. By year of birth, Alessandro Allori belongs to the chapter ‘Mannerism’ in this site’s history of art.
Alessandro Allori was born in Florence and died in Florence. Alessandro Allori studied under Bronzino. Alessandro Allori worked in Florence, Rome, and Pisa. Wikidata associates Alessandro Allori with Mannerism. Alessandro Allori became a member of Accademia delle Arti del Disegno. The students included Cristofano Allori, Cigoli, Giovanni Bizzelli, and Ludovico Buti.
The best-known works include ‘Portrait of Bianca Cappello’, ‘Susanna and the Elders’, ‘Triumph of Caesar’, and ‘Ferdinando de' Medici Loggia’. The works belong mainly to the genres portrait painting, religious art, and allegory. The catalogue has 95 works by Alessandro Allori with free images. The dated works span the years 1550–1613. Works by Alessandro Allori are held by several collections, among them Uffizierna, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Galleria Palatina, and drawings in the National Gallery of Art. Wikidata links 5 works to movements covered in the chapter ‘Mannerism’.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Lucas de Heere, Dirck Barendsz, Hans Bol, Giovanni Battista Naldini, and Girolamo Macchietti.