attributed to Alessandro Allori Penitent St Peter in a Landscape before 1607 oil on copper National Trust, Nostell Priory, Yorkshire |
Alessandro Allori Charity ca. 1560 oil on copper Minneapolis Institute of Art |
Alessandro Allori Penitent Magdalen in the Wilderness before 1607 oil on copper National Trust, Calke Abbey, Derbyshire |
Alessandro Allori The Flagellation ca. 1560-65 oil on copper private collection |
This group largely consists of Allori's small-scale cabinet images painted on smooth and non-yielding surfaces such as copper or slate, intended for private devotion and/or intimate display. As such, they were expected to offer a high-polished, jewel-like finish – ready to reward minute observation and contemplation.
attributed to Alessandro Allori Lamentation over the Dead Christ ca. 1553 oil on metal (lead alloy) Courtauld Gallery, London |
Alessandro Allori Body of Christ anointed by Two Angels ca. 1593 oil on copper Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest |
Alessandro Allori Laocoön (after the famous antique sculpture group at the Vatican) ca. 1570 oil on panel private collection |
attributed to Alessandro Allori St John the Baptist in the Wilderness ca. 1575 oil on panel Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow |
attributed to Alessandro Allori Portrait of Francesco de' Medici (shown displaying a precious antique gem) ca. 1560 oil on panel Art Institute of Chicago |
Alessandro Allori Portrait of a Young Man Writing ca. 1560-65 oil on panel Museum of Fine Arts, Boston |
Alessandro Allori Allegory of Human Life (after a presentation drawing by Michelangelo) ca. 1570-90 oil on copper Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence |
Alessandro Allori The Pearl Fishers (based on Michelangelo's cartoon for The Battle of Cascina) 1570-72- oil on slate Palazzo Vecchio, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Pearl Diver (study for figure at top right in The Pearl Fishers) ca. 1570 drawing National Gallery of Art, Washington DC |
attributed to Alessandro Allori Zenobia (copy of Michelangelo's drawing of idealized female bust) before 1607 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |