Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Alessandro Allori (1535-1607) - Late Mannerism, Florence - II

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