Alessandro di Cristofano di Lorenzo del Bronzino Allori was an Italian painter of the late Mannerist Florentine school.
Self-portrait by Allori, c. 1555
Portrait of Grand Duchess Bianca Capello de Medici, by Allori, Dallas Museum of Art
Christ with Mary and Martha, oil on wood, 125 x 118 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum
Maria de Medici (probably), c. 1555
Cristofano Allori was an Italian painter of the late Florentine Mannerist school, painting mostly portraits and religious subjects.
Alessandro Allori
…in 1541, Allori was brought up and trained in art by the mannerist painter Agnolo Bronzino, a close friend of the family. Both Alessandro and his son Cristofano sometimes used the name "Bronzino" in adulthood. Allori supplemented his training with a study trip to Rome between 1554 and 1560, and with anatomical…
Detail of Holofernes' head from Judith with the Head of Holofernes, thought by some critics to be a self-portrait.
Judith with the Head of Holofernes (Royal Collection version, 1613)
Saint Catherine of Siena. Musée départemental de l'Oise.