Cristo nella casa di Marta e Maria (1605)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Cristo nella casa di Marta e Maria (Christ in the House of Martha and Mary) 1605 Oil on poplar, 125 x 118 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna Inscribed on the stone at the right side of the well:…

Venere e Cupido (c.1575-1580)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Venere e Cupido (Venus and Cupid) c.1575–1580 Oil on wood, 143 x 226.50 cm Musée Fabre, Montpellier The Mannerist painter Allori designed a complex representation of Venus which owes much to the powerful figures of Michelangelo. The…

Ritratto di Francesco I de’ Medici (c.1558)

Allori, Alessandro (1535-1607) Ritratto di Francesco I de’ Medici (Portrait of Francesco I de’ Medici) c.1558 Oil on lead with gold leaf, diameter 7.3 cm Private collection Francesco I was the son of Cosimo de Medici and Eleonor of Toledo…