Alessandro Allori Personifications of Fortitude, Prudence, Vigilance (study for fresco, Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano) 1579 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
Alessandro Allori Design for Lunette (study for fresco, Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano) 1579 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
The two drawings above reflect Allori's planning for frescoes in the Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano (actual frescoes sampled in the just-previous post). Several of the drawings below were also tied to specific projects, but others were produced in the studio for more general purposes of study.
Alessandro Allori Prudentia ca. 1570-82 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
Alessandro Allori Figure of Time with Venus and Cupid before 1607 drawing Musée du Louvre |
Alessandro Allori Poet introduced to Mount Helicon before 1607 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
Alessandro Allori Study of a Skull ca. 1570 drawing Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam |
attributed to Alessandro Allori Anatomical Studies of Bent Right Arm before 1607 drawing British Museum |
attributed to Alessandro Allori Three Anatomical Studies of the Foot before 1607 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
Alessandro Allori Anatomical Figure Study before 1607 drawing National Galleries of Scotland |
attributed to Alessandro Allori Study of Crawling Male Nude ca. 1552 drawing Royal Collection, Great Britain |
attributed to Alessandro Allori Portrait of a Young Man before 1607 drawing British Museum |
Alessandro Allori Kneeling Woman - Drapery Study before 1607 drawing British Museum |
Alessandro Allori Kneeling Young Woman with Open Book (study for Mary in the painting Christ in the House of Martha and Mary) ca. 1580 drawing British Museum |
Alessandro Allori Studies of a Man leaning on a Stool before 1607 drawing Harvard Art Museums |
Alessandro Allori Young Man carrying a Sheaf of Corn before 1607 drawing British Museum |