Alessandro Allori Stories of St Jerome 1577 vault fresco Cappella Gaddi Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of St Jerome (detail) 1577 vault fresco Cappella Gaddi Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of St Jerome (detail) 1577 vault fresco Cappella Gaddi Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of St Jerome (detail) 1577 vault fresco Cappella Gaddi Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of St Jerome (detail) 1577 vault fresco Cappella Gaddi Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of Moses - Miracles in the Desert (detail) ca. 1585-97 wall fresco Refettorio Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of Moses - Miracles in the Desert (detail) ca. 1585-97 wall fresco Refettorio Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of Moses - Miracles in the Desert (detail) ca. 1585-97 wall fresco Refettorio Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of Moses - Miracles in the Desert (detail) ca. 1585-97 wall fresco Refettorio Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Alessandro Allori Stories of Moses - Miracles in the Desert (detail) ca. 1585-97 wall fresco Refettorio Basilica di Santa Maria Novella, Florence |
Grouped here, samplings from large-scale fresco-projects undertaken by the mature Alessandro Allori for his Florentine patrons. Above, scenes from two chambers in the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella, one a chapel ceiling with episodes from the life of St. Jerome, the other a refectory wall representing the Israelites under Moses provided with food and drink in the desert. Below, sets of allegorical figures from the Salone of Leo X in the Medici villa at Poggio a Caiano, outside the city.
Alessandro Allori Personification of Glory ca. 1578-82 wall fresco Salone of Pope Leo X de' Medici Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano |
Alessandro Allori Personification of Honor ca. 1578-82 wall fresco Salone of Pope Leo X de' Medici Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano |
Alessandro Allori Personification of Justice ca. 1578-82 wall fresco Salone of Pope Leo X de' Medici Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano |
Alessandro Allori Garden of the Hesperides ca. 1578-82 lunette fresco Salone of Pope Leo X de' Medici Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano |
Alessandro Allori Garden of the Hesperides - Figure of Hercules ca. 1578-82 lunette fresco Salone of Pope Leo X de' Medici Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano |
Alessandro Allori Garden of the Hesperides - Personification of Fortune ca. 1578-82 lunette fresco Salone of Pope Leo X de' Medici Villa Medicea di Poggio a Caiano |